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Entries categorized 'GCC Management'

Disclosure of evidence, the GCC does not always comply according to High Court

Since getting involved with the chiropractic profession in 1990, I have been surprised at the number of incidences I have witnessed where disregard for the rights of students and chiropractors have prevailed. What has amazed me even more is the total apathy the profession has when other peoples rights...

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Posted on January 27, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Investigation of untruth in a Freedom of Information response

What Peter Dixon told McTimoney chiropractors and the reality. by The Chiropractor on Sun 10 Dec 2006 07:42 PM GMT Peter Dixon spoke at the McTimoney college on December 10 2006. He was asked; What mechanism are there for ordinary chiropractors to get their concerns addressed by GCC council? Peter told...

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Posted on December 10, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Chiropractic Patients Association have no confidence in GCC

What the CPA thinks of the GCC and what the GCC thinks of their opinion by on Fri 08 Dec 2006 07:52 PM GMT On Friday December 8 th The Chiropractic Patients Association (CPA) had a meeting with the GCC. I made a freedom of information request for the GCC notes of the Meeting and was told they had none...

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Posted on December 06, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

The test of Competency

I contacted Rob Finch the chief executive of the College of Chiropractic today. He tells me the GCC did not put the test of competency out for tender, but renewed Glamorgan’s contract. He wrote to the GCC in May expressing concern about this. Does anybody know how the GCC came to this decision...

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Posted on December 21, 2005 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

How Coats tried to cover up a vote of confidence in former GCC chairman Michael Copland Griffiths

On the 12th of December I asked Margaret Coates if the rumour was true that members of the GCC had passed a no confidence motion in another member, because of unprofessional behaviour She responded that this “rumour has no basis of fact”. This rumour did “have basis of fact”,...

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Posted on December 20, 2005 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

How the GCC tried to censor this site

“When there’s a rift in the lute, the business of the lawyer is to widen the rift and gather the loot” Arthur Garfield Hays; Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations. In the last few years the GCC has contributed much to the coffers of the leagal profession. I hope they know what they...

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Posted on February 21, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

They want your registration fees

This was one of the First posts on the Chiropractic UK forums posted by a practitioner who decided not to go on the register and was harassed by investigators on behalf of the GCC. I have submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out how many practitioners are being monitored by the GCC. (March...

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Posted on October 18, 2005 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Registrar of Nursing Council accused of bullying

News in today from the BBC - the Nursing and Midwifery Council is under investigation following allegations of racism, bullying and lack of transparency. Here is the article: " Nurse regulator 'dysfunctional' The UK nurses and midwives regulatory body has an ingrained culture of "racism and...

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Posted on March 12, 2008 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Why the complaints to the General Chiropractic Council will never see the light of day.

I would not wish a GCC complaint on my worst enemy knowing the belligerent nature of the GCC. The process can last up to two years and really mess up a persons life. A patient has never made a complaint about me however, I have assisted many chiropractors facing Professional Conduct Committee hearings...

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Posted on June 13, 2009 by Richard Lanigan  |  1 Comment

Brian Winfrey states the General Chiropractic Council is not fit for purpose.

Brian Winfrey a former registered chiropractor posted this under comments earlier today. Technorati Tags: Brian Winfrey , General Chiropractic Council. I thought his concerns deserve a full posting December 16 2002 my partner of 13 years, a chiropractor registered with the GCC died. He had not worked...

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Posted on June 14, 2009 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments