It seems that every meeting these days occurs in the wake of a new political bombshell of some sort, and at the May meeting it was the surprise General Election. I wonder if this period of history will become known as the “Age of Uncertainty”, or the “Wobbly Years”, or even the “Strange Political Times”. The latest…
I somehow deleted my photo of Osteopathy House, so here is the Tower of London instead, which is not far down the road. A Brand New Council This was the first meeting of the new, more streamlined Council. A few faces were missing, and a few were new. I had been looking forward to showing…
OK it’s a long one, so you might want to grab a coffee before you sit down to read it. For the information of the uninitiated, everyone I know pronounces NCOR like N-Core, making it sound like a rap star, or a sciencey-term for a nuclear reactor or particle. I just entered NCOR as a…
I turned up for my second ever meeting of the GOsC, feeling a bit like the court reporter. I was at an advantage this time: I was able to find the building, I knew there would be coffee, I had managed to find the agenda and papers on the GOsC website – (Just before the…
We start with the subject that strikes so many osteopaths with fear and fascination:- Complaints: How many were there and what did people complain about in 2014? Yes 2014 seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it. NCOR have gathered information about “causes of concerns raised about osteopaths” from iO, GOsC and the insurers. So…
As someone who couldn’t even work Facebook nine months ago, it came as something of a shock to find I was involved in a Twitter spat with Simon Singh, one of osteopathy’s fiercest critics. What next? A public fracas with Richard Dawkins? However several emails and a long phone call later, feathers were unruffled, a…
Too busy to read through the whole magazine looking for the juicy bits? Not me. Nothing speeds up a train journey like the latest edition of GOsC’s official organ. You might not have the same luxury of a free hour to peruse the classifieds and read lengthy articles about ASA compliance before you pull into…
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