National Council for Osteopathic Research

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) LEADING AND FACILITATING OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT IN THE UK, INCLUDING DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE AND COHESIVE RESEARCH STRATEGY PROVIDING BOTH DIRECTION AND COORDINATION OF OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH.(2) REPRESENTING THE OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE OSTEOPATHIC EVIDENCE BASE AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT. ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE PROFESSION, IN A RESEARCH CONTEXT, TO THE MEDIA, THE PUBLIC AND PATIENTS, POLICY-MAKERS, THE INTER-PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND HEALTHCARE REGULATORS.(3) PROVIDING A FORUM FOR OSTEOPATHIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (OEIS) THROUGH WHICH TO FORGE CONSISTENT STANDARDS IN RESEARCH GOVERNANCE, TO SHARE EXPERTISE, ACHIEVE ECONOMIES OF SCALE, AND FOSTER UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH COLLABORATION. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH CAPACITY AND SCHOLARSHIP.(4) PROVIDING OSTEOPATHS, THE PUBLIC AND PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY WITH A RECOGNISED, HIGH QUALITY AND ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE OF RESEARCH-RELATED INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DISTINCTIVE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OSTEOPATHIC PRACTICE.(5) IMPROVING AWARENESS OF OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AMONGST OSTEOPATHS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. TO ESTABLISH LINKS AND BUILD NETWORKS WITHIN THE RESEARCH FRATERNITY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION. TO FORMULATE AND FOSTER STRATEGIES FOR ATTRACTING FUNDING FOR OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT.(6) PROVIDING SYSTEMS RELEVANT FOR GRANTS GOVERNANCE AND RESEARCH GOVERNANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS. (7) FOSTERING AND DISSEMINATING OUTPUTS FROM OSTEOPATHIC AUDIT, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.