Welcome to the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) podcast. In this episode, Steven Bettles, Head of Policy and Education, speaks with Laura Turner about Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Laura has just completed her first CPD cycle and she and Steven discuss …
Welcome to the General Osteopathic Council podcast. This episode is slightly different to the others, as this was recorded back in September 2018. It’s a discussion with Professor Bill Fulford of the Collaborating Centre for Values Based Practice, and the …
In this episode, Steven Bettles, Head of Policy at GOsC, speaks with fellow osteopath Claire Piper about mentorship. Claire shares why mentorship is really useful, not only to less experienced osteopaths who may be looking for support, but also for …
Steven Bettles, Head of Policy and Education, is joined by Rachel Heatley, Senior Policy and Research Officer at GOsC, to discuss how speaking with patients informs our work, and why patient involvement is important. They discuss the various ways GOsC …
The visiting an osteopath leaflet can be sent to patients in advance of their osteopathic treatment to help them prepare for a consultation and encourage them to think about what they want out of their treatment. It can also be …
The Patient Goal Planner enables patients to identify two to three goals that are important for them to achieve on a weekly basis which they currently can’t undertake because of their symptoms. For example, those goals could include picking up …
The Practitioner Reflection form enables osteopaths to rate their own perceptions of person-centred care using the CARE measure. In particular, the resource helps osteopaths to reflect on their shared decision-making skills and aspects of care relating to patient values, needs, …
The Patient history template enables patients, particularly those with long term conditions, to present their history in a way that is meaningful to them, not just information on their condition, but their life.
This audio recording was developed as part of a research programme with the General Dental Council and the Collaborating Centre for Values Based Practice in St Catherine’s College, Oxford to support osteopaths and patients to make decisions about care together. …
In this webinar recording Rachel Heatley, GOsC’s Senior Research and Policy Officer, takes you step by step through the case-based discussion objective activity and explains how it fits into the CPD scheme. Rachel provides guidance on giving and receiving constructive …
