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COMMITTEES
Policy and Standards Committee
A cross-professional group of healthcare professionals, the Policy & Standards Committee oversees the external relationships of the iO, and reviews the strategies and policies of the Institute to ensure that they are practical and in line with the aims of the iO and the profession.
Chair: Prof. Duncan Empey
Committee Members
- Zoë Clark
- Sally Gosling
- Rob Thomas
- Gill Jones
iO President observes
AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE (AND RENUMERATION)
This has oversight of the iO’s financial performance and operational effectiveness and ensures that the financial and risk management processes of the iO are robust and effective. The members of the Audit and Risk Committee also form the Remuneration Committee which oversees the remuneration of the Executive and works to ensure that reward processes are appropriate and affordable.
CHAIR: MARK LEYLAND SMITH
Committee Members
- Trevor Purt
- James Gill
- Maurice Cheng
- Tracy Scott, iO Finance Manager (in attendance)
APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
This is an independent panel who ensures appropriate processes and governance in the appointment, election and performance of iO non–executives.
ACTING CHAIR: MARIA SEALE
Committee Members
- Maurice Cheng
- Diana Bruno Gaston
- Steve Morris
STUDENT COMMITTEE
This Committee is formed of student representatives from each of the undergraduate institutions providing Osteopathic degrees. They meet to collaborate across the colleges and provide a student voice to the plans and activities of the iO.
CHAIR: ZOË CLARK
Committee Members
- Lisa Day (NESCOT)
- Anna Thuilot (NESCOT)
- Izzy Walsh (Swansea)
- Kat Adamczyk-Rees (Swansea)
- Kevin Keti (UCO)
- Claudia Dove (Marjon)
- Emma Hayes (Marjon)
- Serena Raj Morlans (UCO)
- Lobke Schutte (ESO)
- David Feherty (College of Osteopaths Derby)