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 late and much missed Professor Stephen Tyreman of the University College of Osteopathy, and it explores the concept of values based practice, what this means and how it can be implemented. Both Bill Fulford and Stephen Tyreman were instrumental in supporting us develop our own thinking in this area, in collaboration with osteopaths, patients, educators and others, and this led to the development of our resources to support osteopaths and patients to make decisions about care together, taking into account what's important to each of them. These are available on our website here [https://www.osteopathy.org.uk/news-and-resources/publications/resources-to-support-decision-making-with-patients/].

We're grateful to Stephen's family for allowing us to continue to use this recording, and we hope that you find it helpful.

In conversation with the GOsC: Shared decision making in practice

Welcome to the General Osteopathic Council podcast. 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 the osteopaths who have been in the profession a long time and may benefit from becoming a mentor themselves.

Institute of Osteopathy Mentoring Platform: https://www.iosteopathy.org/members-zone/cpd-learning-and-development/mentoring/



Mentorship with Claire Piper

Welcome to the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) podcast. In this episode, Steven Bettles, Head of Policy and Education, speaks with Rachel Heatley, Senior Policy and Research Officer at GOsC, about how speaking with patients informs our work, and why this is important. They discuss the importance of incorporating patient’s perspective into our work and shares some examples of where patients have been involved and helped inform our work.

Patient involvement and shared decision making with Rachel Heatley

Find out more about the General Osteopathic Council, the work we do, and how we support osteopaths and members of the public in our podcast series. Join our presenter, Steven Bettles, as he speaks with colleagues and experts in the osteopathic profession about issues affecting the profession and our work as a regulator as well as answer some of the burning questions we get asked by osteopaths, patients, and members of the public.