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John Chaffey is an
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osteopathic doctor and former child film actor.


Film career

Chaffey was featured in many television adverts as a child. He is best remembered for a role in the 1973
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''."John Chaffey biography"
Osteopathy.org.uk.


Medical career

Chaffey studied at
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, receiving in 1991 a research-based degree comparing
osteopathic Osteopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones. In most countries, practitioners of osteopathy are not medically trained and are referred to as osteo ...
and physiotherapeutic interventions in the mechanical discomforts of pregnancy. He qualified at the
British School of Osteopathy The UCO School of Osteopathy, formerly the University College of Osteopathy (UCO) and the British School of Osteopathy (BSO), is a school of osteopathy in the United Kingdom. Incorporated in 1917, the school has recognised qualification sta ...
(1988). He headed an osteopathic group practice beginning in 1991, working with a team of 11 osteopathic specialists. He attained leadership positions in the UK Osteopathy profession, being appointed as a Member of Council of UK Regulator, the
General Osteopathic Council The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) is the regulator of the practice of osteopathy in the United Kingdom. The GOsC was established in 1997 following the Osteopaths Act 1993 to 'provide for the regulation of the profession of osteopathy' with t ...
, in 2012. He is a member of the Education and Registration Standards Committee. Chaffey has worked in osteopathic education since 1991 as a lecturer and clinic tutor. He is currently a Clinical Tutor at the European School of Osteopathy, lecturing on communication and compliance issues.
ESO website He was Module Leader for Osteopathy for 2 years at
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, and currently serves as an external examiner for that institution. He became an external examiner for Final Clinical Competence in 2001.


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John Chaffey on General Osteopathic Council

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