CHRE publishes latest review of healthcare regulators

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) welcomes the recent publication of its performance review by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) – the body that oversees the work of all healthcare regulators.

Performance review report 2009/10. Enhancing public protection through improved Regulation concludes that the “General Osteopathic Council continues to be a forward and outward looking regulator that retains a focus on improvement.” Some areas of work identified include improved access to information through an enhanced GOsC public website, the commissioning of independent research on patients’ and the public’s experience of osteopathic care, and changes to the GOsC’s complaints handling procedures to enhance public protection.

In common with all the health professions’ regulators, the performance of the GOsC is reviewed annually by the CHRE to check that it is carrying out its legal responsibilities and is promoting 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, education and training, the governance of the regulator and external relations.

The full performance review report is available on the CHRE website (the GOsC’s review can be found in section 13 on pages 52 – 56):
www.professionalstandards.org.uk/docs/scrutiny-quality/performance-review-report-2009-10.pdf?sfvrsn=0