Council meeting 16 July
Council meets on Thursday 16 July at Osteopathy House
Council meets on Thursday 16 July at Osteopathy House
Today the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) Register of osteopaths has reached the 5,000 mark, and is set to rise further over the summer as the 2015 student cohort of osteopathy graduates joins the profession.
A review by the independent Professional Standards Authority (PSA) – the body responsible for monitoring the performance of UK healthcare professional regulators – has found that the General Osteopathic Council continues to meet all the PSA’s Standards of Good Regulation.
The leading article in this issue outlines the key findings from our research into public perceptions of the osteopathic profession.
The GOsC Education and Registration Standards and Osteopathic Practice Committees will meet at Osteopathy House on Thursday 18 June.
The GOsC is pleased to welcome its new Head of Regulation, Sheleen McCormack. Sheleen, is a barrister who has previously held roles at the General Pharmaceutical Council as the Head of Quality and Case Management and the Head of Fitness to Practise.
The 87th meeting of the General Osteopathic Council took place on Thursday 14 May 2015. The agenda and papers are available to read; minutes will be available after the next Council meeting.
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has renewed its contract with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to provide quality assurance for all UK training courses undertaken by students who wish to qualify as an osteopath.
Contents include new research on effective regulation, CPD consultation, preparing osteopathy students for practice and more.
Applications are now open for the 2015 Osteopathic Development Group Osteopathic Leadership Programme.