The April/May issue of The Osteopath is now available

This issue highlights the GOsC’s discussion document UK osteopathy: Ten questions for the next ten years, which is intended to initiate debate about the priorities for the future development of the osteopathic profession.

It also considers some of the standards in Section D of the new Osteopathic Practice Standards. These focus on professionalism. There is also an article on the pitfalls for health professionals of social networking.

Other articles include: the 2012 GOSC regional conferences; the fitness to practise report 2011/2012; preparing students for practice; the conviction of a practitioner falsely claiming to be an osteopath; In Council; retiring Council members; and the Law Commission review of healthcare regulation.

Back issues of the magazine are also available on The Osteopath page of this website.