Consultation on draft Osteopathic Pre-registration Education Guidance.

We are seeking your views on draft Guidance on Osteopathic Pre-registration Education.

We are inviting views on draft Guidance on Osteopathic Pre-registration Education. The consultation closes on 16 May 2014.

The Osteopathic Practice Standards, which came into effect on 1 September 2012, set out the standards required of osteopaths to ensure quality care for patients. Feedback from osteopathic educational institutions and others suggested that it would be helpful also to have guidance illustrating the learning outcomes and educational standards that should be in place in educational institutions in order to ensure that the osteopathic practice of graduating students meets the Osteopathic Practice Standards.

The GOsC is currently the only regulator to not have specific guidance in relation to this stage of training. Instead, in 2007, the GOsC adopted the Quality Assurance Agency Benchmark Statement for Osteopathy, which is currently under review.

Developing the draft guidance

The draft guidance was developed by a working group of patients, osteopathic and lay members, and a student, and included nominees from the Council for Osteopathic Educational Institutions, which met during 2012 and 2013.

The working group agreed the final draft of the guidance and the issues for consultation in September 2013. Final comments were obtained from the osteopathic educational institutions and the guidance was agreed for Consultation by the GOsC Council in January 2014.

Responding to the consultation

To find out more and respond to the consultation please go to the consultation page on this website.