I am a little concerned about the use of the phrase “fully informed consent” in standard 5.5 of the draft Osteopathic Practice Standards document. Whilst this is a sensible ideal, like most ideals it is a practical impossibility and its inclusion could inadvertantly create enormous problems for the profession.
There will always be information that is [...]
Defining the scope of osteopathic practice need not necessarily involve limiting our freedom to practise. I believe that a well-constructed Practice Framework document could actually safeguard us against any future attempt to limit osteopathic practice by those outside the profession who do not understand the philosophy our approach is based on. The Practice Framework is the [...]
Like many others I have spoken to recently, I have been feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the barrage of consultation documents I have received from the GOsC of late. They raise many important issues that will have a profound impact on the future of Osteopathy in the UK and there is a lot of ground to [...]
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