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 …
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. …
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 …