At the OCC Clinics in London and Manchester babies and children are treated for such diverse conditions as asthma, cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, eczema, epilepsy and sleeplessness, as well as more common childhood ailments like glue ear and colic.

Our team of 'flying osteopaths' treats babies at the neo-natal care unit of a London hospital, and we also care for pregnant women and their unborn children. Each year we provide over 30,000 treatments.

We are also committed to raising awareness amongst both the general public and health care professionals as to the benefits of osteopathy to children, and to the post-graduate training of osteopaths in paediatric osteopathy.

The Osteopathic Centre for Children is a charity that was set up by Patricia Ferrall and Stuart Korth in January 1991, with a Saturday morning clinic at the Royal Homeopathic Hospital, Queens Square, London WC1, around the corner from the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, where the OCC rented a room. The original clinic was staffed by volunteer osteopaths.

The OCC receives no statuary funding, and all funds are raised through charitable donations, including those made by parents who bring their children to the clinics. At present, the charity is providing around 30,000 treatments a year in its clinics in London and Manchester, while also providing a paediatric osteopathy service to the neonatal intensive care unit at Barnet General Hospital, in London.