Health care professionalisation a case study of osteopathy in the United Kingdom and the Osteopaths Act 1993

Abstract

This investigation of health care professionalisation uses a case study method to further knowledge on the topic. The subject of the case study is osteopathy in the United Kingdom. Data analysis comprised a qualitative thematic approach, which was interpreted from a sociological perspective, focussing on the developments that were central to a professionalisation process. The primary event in the professionalisation of osteopathy in the United Kingdom was the Osteopaths Act 1993.

Date of Award	Apr 2011
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	University of Brighton