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The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has removed Torben Hersborg from its Register of osteopaths.

We have launched a call for feedback on the Osteopathic Practice Standards (OPS) to help inform how they should be updated.

Our latest Fitness to Practise Annual Report explains how we handle fitness to practise concerns we receive and the timescales for managing those concerns.

New sector-wide consent principles, produced in partnership with health professional regulators and leading patient voices, have been published.

We will be listing the office for sale as part of our drive to improve efficiency and continue to provide value for money to osteopaths.

We have published our latest Annual Report and Accounts, providing an overview of our work and the financial report for 2024-25.

The report explains the GOsC’s work to continue our compliance with the Welsh Language Standards that came into effect in December 2023.

The Health and Care Professions Council and the General Osteopathic Council are hosting a series of webinars to support allied health professionals to understand how their professional regulatory standards apply when working at advanced levels of practice while employed with the NHS.

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new pilot programme and its appointment of two new Patient Partners from September 2025, helping to ensure the patient voice remains central to our work as a regulator.

Torben Hersborg was sentenced to three years and five months in prison on 22 July 2025 at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London and is immediately and permanently on the sex offender register.