Welcome to the GCMT

GCMT MISSION STATEMENT
The General Council for Massage Therapies (GCMT) is the governing body for massage therapies and all bodyworks and soft tissue techniques in the UK.

The GCMT is a non-profit making body comprising the major professional associations in massage therapies with the following aims and objectives.

The principal objects of the GCMT are:

• To promote the adoption of high standards of practice in massage therapies and all bodyworks and soft tissue techniques. Thereby optimizing public access to treatment of a high professional standard.
• To establish and maintain a nationwide professionally determined Standard of Training, Conduct and Competence for the protection of the public.
• To act as a unifying body by bringing together organisations engaged in representing or teaching massage therapies, all bodyworks and soft tissue techniques.

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Introducing the GCMT: A letter from the chair

The GCMT welcomes the government's policy of extending public protection by encouraging the regulation of complementary therapies. Regulation whether voluntary or statutory will ensure that the public will have confidence that they have access to suitably qualified practitioners. Practitioners will be required to meet professional standards in their training, continuing professional development, codes of conduct and practice. The GCMT brings together Massage Practitioners and bodyworkers from eleven Professional Associations who are co-operating to develop a regulatory body. By participating in this process, Massage Practitioners and bodyworkers will be able to secure a regulatory body that they are proud to be registered with because it will uphold the highest possible standards for their profession.