General Osteopathic Council—fitness to practise proceedings


Produced in partnership with Victoria Shehadeh of 2 Bedford Row
Practice notes

General Osteopathic Council—fitness to practise proceedings


Produced in partnership with Victoria Shehadeh of 2 Bedford Row

Practice notes
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Who is the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)?

The General Osteophatchic Council (GOsC) is a body corporate created by the Osteopaths Act 1993 (OA 1993)to have the general function of developing and regulating the profession osteopathy with an over-arching objective of the protection of the public by:

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     protecting, promoting and maintaining the health, safety and well-being of the public

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    promoting and maintaining public confidence in the profession of osteopathy, and

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    promoting and maintaining proper professional standards and conduct for members of the profession

This Practice Note provides a guide to GOsC fitness to practise proceedings, investigations and applications to be restored to the Register. It is a criminal offence to use the title of ‘osteopath’ without being registered with the GOsC.

This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Common principles in fitness to practise proceedings and Criminal proceedings and convictions in healthcare regulatory proceedings and the specific Practice Note for each of the other healthcare regulators below:

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    General Medical Council—fitness to practise proceedings

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    General Pharmaceutical Council—fitness

Victoria Shehadeh
Victoria Shehadeh

Barrister, 2 Bedford Row

Victoria’s experience spans regulatory work, criminal work and statutory inquiries.

Victoria has a keen interest in regulatory work, with a particular focus on professional discipline of healthcare professionals. She enjoys a busy case load which includes acting for both healthcare regulators and for professionals who face the daunting prospect of appearing before their regulator. When defending healthcare professionals, Victoria provides advice at the early stages of proceedings in order to secure the best results for clients in what can be a lengthy and difficult process.

Victoria is also regularly requested to act as a case presenter.

Victoria is experienced in handling sensitive cases, multi-registrant cases, cases involving sexually inappropriate behaviour, dishonesty and mismanagement of care homes.

Victoria has served on the counsel team to the Undercover Policing Inquiry since 2018.

Victoria defends and prosecutes both in the Crown Courts and Magistrates’ Courts.

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