General Chiropractic Council
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The General Chiropractic Council is the statutory governmental body responsible for the regulation of chiropractic
in the United Kingdom
.
It was established by the Chiropractors Act 1994, which originated in a Private Members Bill promoted by David Lidington
, to protect the public by regulating chiropractors,
set standards for professional education, practice and conduct and to ensure the development of the chiropractic profession.
It is scrutinised by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
.
The General Chiropractic Council provides a searchable database
of registered chiropractors.
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
It was established by the Chiropractors Act 1994, which originated in a Private Members Bill promoted by David Lidington
David Lidington
David Roy Lidington PC is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been Member of Parliament for Aylesbury since 1992...
, to protect the public by regulating chiropractors,
set standards for professional education, practice and conduct and to ensure the development of the chiropractic profession.
It is scrutinised by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence is a UK health regulatory body set up under the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002...
.
The General Chiropractic Council provides a searchable database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
of registered chiropractors.
Organisation
The GCC has a general council, four statutory committees and twelve staff. The general council is formed of seven non-chiropractors and seven chiropractors and meets four times a year. Each member serves for 3 or 4 years. The four statutory committees are:- The Education Committee
- The Investigating Committee
- The Health Committee
- The Professional Conduct Committee