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Ensuring standards are contemporary and fit for purpose is fundamental to this function. This research aimed to evaluate whether the Education Standards (ES) of the General Chiropractic Council (2017) remained fit for purpose in 2021 or whether revisions were needed to meet current and future competency requirements for chiropractic graduates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An exploratory, qualitative methodology was followed. The ES were comparatively mapped to relevant standards, authoritative practice, and quality assurance frameworks from other health care and higher education regulators, professional and chartered bodies. Areas of difference from other standards and frameworks were identified and substantive differences described.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-two global and national frameworks and standards were mapped. Health care disciplines included physiotherapy, medicine, and osteopathy. Subjects included musculoskeletal capabilities, rehabilitation, safety curricula, person-centered approaches, dementia training, research competencies, and education. Twenty substantive areas not captured in the ES or requiring strengthening were identified. These included person-centered approaches, safety and quality, rehabilitation, prevention and health promotion, psychologically informed approaches, interprofessional practice, collaborative care, integration of evidence into practice, digital readiness, and reflective practice. Substantive areas linked to program delivery included protecting the interests of patients in an education setting, clinical learning (including interprofessional), and the culture of research and evidence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although broadly fit for purpose, mapping indicated the ES were falling out of step with the evolving wider health care community, supporting recommendations for high level revisions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7899\/jce-25-23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T10:57:40Z","timestamp":1783681060000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Evaluating the need to revise chiropractic education standards in the United Kingdom: Adapting to progress"],"prefix":"10.7899","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2870-3253","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Gabrielle","family":"Swait","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom"},{"name":"The Royal College of Chiropractors, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2824-1239","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Daniel B.","family":"Moore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4453-6750","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Philip A.G.","family":"Dewhurst","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-1187-3919","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Penelope A.","family":"Bance","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"General Chiropractic Council, London, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4650","reference":[{"key":"i2374-250X-40-00-000-b01","article-title":"Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for Universal Health Coverage","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2022","unstructured":"World Health Organization. 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