When I ran for a place on the General Chiropractic Council I was nominated by 5 chiropractors who had been the subject of vexatious complaints which had been thrown out by the GCC. I warned it could be you. While a member of council I warned BCA president Tony Metcalfe of the problems within...
The “Nightingale Collaboration” is up in arms because no charges were brought against pharmacists who recommended homeopathy as a protection against malaria. Having seen the Newsnight programme I would say they have a point. However what will be interesting is when they try to make the comparison with chiropractic and the evidence debate gets...
For year people have been making vexatious cases against chiropractors. The five people who nominated me as a candidate for council all had vexatious complaints made against them that were dismissed. My favourite vexatious complaint was the one against Bridgit Gilmore because her cat left a few hairs on the floor. None of these...
The results of the first 18 Professional Conduct Committee Hearings have been posted on the GCC website (Below the chiropractor who talked to his patient in his car). The Investigating Committee decided these people had a case to answer and the the PCC looked at the complaint and dismissed them all. Only 680 to...
A new skeptic campaign has been launched against CAM by Simon Singh, and humanists Alan Henness and Maria MacLachlan. They aim to put the “SCREWS” on alternative medicine. Unfortunately Simon was unable to attend the official launch, but they presented a very small women who had been told by a chiropractor she...
As one of the original founder members of the UCA, can I say how delighted I was to get this postcard in my post today. We formed the UCA to defend traditional chiropractic practice and in recent years the UCA has failed to recognise the light at the end of the tunnel was a...
Simon Perry has given an update of the progress of his complaints to the GCC about chiropractors on his blog Although I have not seen the specifics of the complaints, I have to say I am amazed, the GCC has referred 80% of these complaints to the PCC. This video was supposed...
At the recent European Chiropractic Union conference in London BCA president Richard Brown outlined why the UK regulatory model is a “cracking success”, I wonder if the pun got a laugh or were there chiropractors present who knew the reality of regulation for the chiropractic profession. Many will see the medicaliseation of chiropractic as...
Zeno is angry because he believes chiropractic is bogus, he has made 600 complaints to the GCC and founded a new website Discover Chiropractic on which he offers this advice; If you have a medical condition or think that you might, or are worried about your health in any way, consult your registered medical...
Some will feel sympathy for the BCA council members becoming the prime targets for GCC complaints. However one group who will feel no sympathy for them, are members of the former UCA executive who were subjected to 80 complaints to the GCC, yes its not a typo that was EIGHTY complaints. If me reporting...
