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. …
Your guide to the new CPD scheme provides a brief introduction to the new CPD scheme that launched in October 2018. It contains helpful information, useful tips and plenty of links to further resources to help and support you in …
Copies of the updated Osteopathic Practice Standards, that came into force on 1 September 2019, have been posted to every osteopath. Visit our dedicated standards website to read them in full.
This document contains the full guidance for osteopaths on the GOsC CPD scheme requirements. The CPD scheme provides assurance of continuing fitness to practise for every osteopath on the Statutory Register, by encouraging osteopaths to develop their practice as members …
This resource has been prepared to support osteopaths in fulfilling the requirement of the new CPD scheme that osteopaths undertake at least one CPD activity relating to communication and consent during their three-year CPD cycle
Osteopaths, like other healthcare professionals, often make use of patient testimonials in their marketing literature and on their websites. Sometimes, osteopaths with high profile patients such as performers or athletes, are featured in articles about their work with such patients. …