The GOsC welcomes positive performance review
2 July 2012
The GOsC welcomes the positive endorsement of its work by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence.
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The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) welcomes the positive endorsement of its work by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) – the body responsible for monitoring the performance of UK healthcare professional regulators.
The annual Performance Review Report 2011/12 concludes that the GOsC continues to regulate osteopathic practice effectively. Notable areas of work this year include the publication of the new Osteopathic Practice Standards replacing the current Code of Practice and Standard of Proficiency from 1 September 2012; the development of student fitness to practise guidance for osteopathic educational institutions; the piloting of a revalidation system for osteopaths; and improved advice on osteopathic standards of care for patients and the public.
In common with all the health professions’ regulators, the performance of the GOsC is reviewed annually by the CHRE to check that it is complying with legal duties to promote the health, safety and well-being of patients and other members of the public. All regulators’ performance is measured against a set of standards that cover different areas of work including practice standards, professional registration, complaints handling, and education and training.
The full performance review report is available on the CHRE website. The GOsC’s review can be found in section 14 on pages 51-57.
ENDS
For further information, contact:
The GOsC Press Office
Tel: 020 7357 6655 x245
Email: pressoffice@osteopathy.org.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has a statutory duty to regulate the practice of osteopathy in the UK. Osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practice in the UK.
We work with the public and the profession to promote patient safety by:
- registering qualified professionals
- setting, maintaining and developing standards of osteopathic practice and conduct
- assuring the quality of osteopathic education
- ensuring continuing professional development
- helping patients with concerns or complaints about an osteopath.
The 2012 Statutory Register of Osteopaths provides a geographical index of all practising osteopaths, and is available to the general public and to healthcare providers online at: www.osteopathy.org.uk.
The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) is the body charged by Parliament with overseeing the work of the nine healthcare regulators. It carries out an annual performance review of all the regulators’ work and publishes this review on its website www.chre.org.uk
The nine healthcare regulators are:
- General Chiropractic Council
- General Dental Council
- General Medical Council
- General Optical Council
- General Osteopathic Council
- General Pharmaceutical Council
- Health Professions Council
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
