1. Update on Osteopathic Development Group (ODG) activities
Maurice Cheng and Tim Walker
Chief Executive, BOA and
Chief Executive, GOsC

2. Recap – eight key projects
Evidence
Service standards
Advanced practice
Regional support
Mentoring
Career development
Leadership
International collaboration

3. Project Aims
Evidence Develop the evidence base for osteopathy by systematically collecting Patient Reported Outcome and Patient Reported Experience data (known as PROMs/PREMs) and creating a vehicle for anonymous reporting of adverse events
Service Standards
Developing clear service quality standards for osteopathic service providers that would support those practitioners who wish to contract with the NHS or obtain a ‘kite mark’

4. Project Aims
Mentoring Provide the opportunity for new practitioners to access high-quality mentoring to ensure that recent graduates are able to develop and sustain themselves in practice and do not become isolated
Leadership Consider the potential for an osteopathic leadership academy that would support the development of leadership skills within the osteopathic profession

5. Project Aims
Advanced Practice Develop means of quality assuring and accrediting advanced clinical training (accredited specialist practice). The project would identify the most appropriate ways of assessing and recognising advanced practice for the benefit of patients and practitioners. This project might also embrace wider aspects of the quality assurance of CPD/postgraduate course provision
Career Development Explore the potential for and the criteria required for an ‘Osteopathic Fellowship’ award which might comprise a number of pathways, including: accredited specialist practice; research; education; and clinical or professional leadership

6. Project Aims
Regional Support Work with the regional osteopathic societies to identify how they can grow their activities and membership to support the delivery of CPD and act as a local community hub
International Collaboration Develop stronger international links and alliances to ensure that the UK profession shares best practice in promotional, clinical, educational and research activities with the osteopathic community around the world

7. What has happened since March
Osteopathic Development Group (ODG) has met twice
Project leads have worked up projects into project initiation documents (‘PIDs’)
GOsC Council has approved a funding mechanism
Matthew Rogers appointed as overall project manager

8. PIDs Clearer definition of purpose of projects and their scope
Outline project methodology
Project milestones and plans
Important part of the process of ensuring that all parties have clear expectations of what is being done

9. GOsC funding criteria
Council agreed to consider applications for funding projects, where they:
Are within the scope of the ODG projects
Have a public /patient benefit
Have cross-professional applicability
Are collaborative in their approach
Have clarity of outcome

10. Next steps Engagement with key groups – including today
Seeking to ensure wider input from registrants in the activities
Identifying resources – people, money, ‘path finder’ groups to be involved
Ongoing monitoring of projects by ODG

11. Your task today Split into four breakout groups
Discuss the Project Initiation Documents (PIDs) as they currently stand
Come back with any questions/proposals for improvement you feel necessary
Report back to all of us

12. Groups I
Red group – projects: Evidence and International collaboration
Leads – Carol Fawkes and Elena Ward (NCOR), Sarah Eldred (GOsC)
Blue group – projects: Advanced Practice; Career Development; Mentoring
Leads – Ben Katz, Nadine Hobson (OA), Matthew Rogers (ODG Project Development Manager)

13. Groups II Yellow group – Projects: Service Standards and Leadership
Leads – Tim Walker (GOsC), Marina Urquhart-Pullen (BOA)
Green group – Project: Regional Support
Leads – Maurice Cheng (BOA), Brigid Tucker (GOsC)

14. Group discussions Views on
Scope
Aim
Methodology
What concerns or sensitivities exist in this area?
What opportunities are there for Regional Societies in this area?
Are there any Regional Societies willing to pilot elements of these projects as they develop?