News/Media

It is with the greatest sadness that we share the news that our colleague and friend, Dr Joan Martin, former Council member for the General Osteopathic Council, has passed away.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today published its Professional Regulation Consultation Response alongside a consultation on the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates (AAPA) Order.

The London College of Osteopathic Medicine (LCOM) is no longer running its osteopathy course, therefore the decision was taken to withdraw its ‘recognised qualification’.

The policy explains when, and for how long, details of decisions by our fitness to practise committees should be made available to the public.

Our whistleblowing policy has been updated to make it clearer and now includes further information on the support available to whistleblowers.

The latest fitness to practise report includes details of hearings concluded between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

According to the latest National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR) sector-wide report, the number of concerns and complaints against osteopaths has fallen compared to a seven-year average.

The GOsC’s Council has agreed to freeze annual registration fees for the 9th year in succession.

We are aware of recent media coverage of the trial of Jemma Mitchell specifically around references being made to her as an osteopath.

We have published our latest Annual Report and Accounts, providing an overview of our work and the financial report for 2021-22.