The Daily Chronic
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The General Osteopathic
Council vs Les Bailey Court
Case
The truth behind this pointless case is
also summed up at www.lesbailey-
osteopath-thetruth.com I am not, nor
do I wish to be, a member of the
General Osteopathic Council. I rely on
my skills and 35 year experience
rather than “buying” the rights to the
title of osteopath by registering with
the General Osteopathic Council.
I am happily registered with both
ACOPM and APTA (in other words, I
do not want or need the general
Osteopathic Council membership).
When I opened the Back and Joint
Pain Centre in catrerham I was
originally to be joined by two general
osteopathic council members, so in
good faith I had the logos for the
General Osteopathic Council put
alongside my own ACOPM and APTA
logos. The same was true of the clinic
leaflets. These two osteopaths for
reasons of distance could not join me
so I immediately began searching for
others. This took longer than I thought
as most failed to meet expectations as
practitioners or let me down when it
came to starting. The clinic was
always in a state of “the next few
weeks one would be joining” and so I
kept the logo on the leaflets and clinic
front in readiness.
I now have a colleague who is
registered with the General
Osteopathic Council so the problem
got solved.
Personally, from my point of view I
didn’t care if it was there or not. My
patients could not care less what my
title is. They just know I am good at
what I do.
So the General Osteopathic Council
get a call from a Mr or Mrs
Anonymous and rather than phone
or visit me so that I could easily and
respectfully explain why the logos
are there, they decide to set an
example and use the courts to show
how big and important they are.
Forgive my cynicism but magistrates
are a part of our government in a
way and so are the General
Osteopathic Council. So they sided
with the General Osteopathic
Council.
The right to be heard by jury is
almost non-existent nowadays so the
magistrates immediately found me
guilty, as was expected.
A jury would have listened and as
people are naturally suspicious of
government organisations it was felt
by our legal team that the outcome
would have been very different and I
would have beaten General
Osteopathic Council’s bullying
tactics.
So to sum up, I am highly qualified,
registered (but not with the General
Osteopathic Council) and have 35
years clinical experience. I just don’t
want to be a part of the new system
of osteopathy that is running a once
great profession. That was my only
crime.
I was taught to be cautious about
government bodies and this has
proved to be the case.
My Philosophy
At the Back and Joint Pain Centre in
Caterham we keep pour prices low
so our patients can afford treatment.
I absolutely love what I do for my
patients and in 35 years of practice I
have never wavered in getting a kick
out of seeing my patients recover
using the skills I have learned over the
years.
I never forget the great old school
osteopaths, doctors, acupuncturists,
physiotherapists, chiropractors and
others I have learned my skills from
and owe them a great deal of respect
and love.
My patients mean the world to me and
I see it as my duty to help them all I
can to recover from whatever they
present to me.
This is why I am available by phone or
in person to my patients 7 days a
week, early or late!
My patients can all contact me even
on a Sunday evening or bank holiday
and this is the way I like it, how
medicine should be.
Most importantly I have always
maintained that if a patient is not
satisfied at the end of their treatment,
I will not take their money. I am glad to
report this has never happened in all
my years.
Useful links
www.stillpoint-thelakes.co.uk
www.setupmy.com/constantiaclinic/ind
ex.asp?pageno=6
Les Bailey
The Back and Joint Pain Centre
175 Coulsdon Road
Caterham
CR3 5NU
01883 341949
07801 418080
drlesbailey@yahoo.co.uk
What The General Osteopathic Council’s
members think of them!!
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