Osteopathy goes National!

Up until now Osteopathy has looked after itself itself or by different regulating bodies in each state. In the past Osteopaths in Victoria shared their regulation board with the Chiropractors. Different states had different rules and Osteopaths moving interstate had to register in each state.

The Australian Osteopathic Association and the Chiropractors and Osteopaths College Association acted as supportive bodies for all Osteopaths and was responsible for the continuing education of its members, but by no means all of the eligible osteopaths joined .

Now we have a new National body which will govern all Osteopaths and act as a public watchdog.

This will probably not affect any patients at all or change the way the vast majority of Osteopaths work but it should eventually guarantee a minimum standard of competence of all Osteopaths in Australia.

Of course someone has to pay for all this. Some may be sought from you and me (the tax payer) and some will definitely be sought from us Osteopaths. So if you see long faces at the practice in July it will be because our registration fee has tripled. Such is progress!

Miles James