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CQC policies & risk assessments for aesthetic clinics

Everything a cosmetic or aesthetic clinic needs to register with the CQC and pass inspection - the core policies plus treatment-specific risk assessments for injectables, energy devices and skin procedures.

Written by founders Claire Barker & Aaron Scott — who have registered and run their own CQC-regulated clinics
Kept up to date as CQC guidance changes, with a plain-English note on what changed
If a file is faulty or not as described, we'll fix it or refund it
In short
If your clinic provides regulated activities such as prescribing or administering Botulinum toxin, dermal fillers with certain risks, or laser/IPL treatments, you need a documented set of policies and treatment risk assessments. This pack gives you the full set, written to the CQC fundamental standards and ready to brand as your own.

What a aesthetic clinic needs for CQC

A aesthetic clinic needs a documented set of policies, risk assessments and procedures to register with the CQC and evidence the fundamental standards. The 122 documents in the Aesthetic Clinic Complete pack cover every area below — grouped the way an inspector expects to see them.

Registration & readiness
2 documents · The documents CQC checks first when you apply.
Clinical & service policies
18 documents · The core policies for how your service is run and kept safe.
Governance, information & safeguarding
33 documents · Good-governance, data protection and safeguarding policies expected of every provider.
Risk assessments
22 documents · Scored assessments that show your policies are put into practice.
Standard operating procedures
35 documents · Step-by-step procedures your team follows day to day.
HR, staffing & training
12 documents · Safe recruitment, employment and training records CQC reviews under Well-led.
See the full document checklist (122 documents)

The aesthetic clinic documents - Complete pack £1750.00

41 editable Word documents (18 policies, 15 SOPs, 8 risk assessments) in our controlled house style, ready to brand and approve. Buy the Complete pack and save, or add any individual policy, risk assessment or SOP to your cart below.

Complete · everything to register and run your aesthetic clinic

Aesthetic Clinic — Complete CQC Step-Up Bundle

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Don't need the full pack? Buy any document on its own.
All 18 policies, 8 risk assessments and 15 SOPs below are also sold individually — mix and match exactly what you need and add single documents to your cart. Prices start from £39.99.
See inside before you buy:Sample policy (PDF) →Sample risk assessment (PDF) →Sample SOP (PDF) →
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Policies (18)

Policy

Adverse Event Management Policy

Handle complications

£54.99
Policy

Safeguarding Policy

Protect patients

£54.99
Policy

Complaints Policy

Patient complaints

£54.99
Policy

Consent & Risk Disclosure Policy

Informed consent

£54.99
Policy

Health & Safety Policy

H&S at work

£54.99
Policy

Infection Control Policy

Cross-contamination

£54.99
Policy

Marketing & Advertising Policy

Compliant ads

£54.99
Policy

Practitioner Competency Policy

Staff training

£54.99
Policy

Prescribing & Medicines Management Policy

Safe POM prescribing

£54.99
Policy

Clinical Governance, Audit & Incident Reporting Policy

Governance & audit

£54.99
Policy

Recruitment, DBS & Fit and Proper Persons Policy

Safer recruitment

£54.99
Policy

Consultation, Cooling-Off & Informed Consent Procedure

Consent & cooling-off

£54.99
Policy

Data Protection, Privacy & PECR Marketing Consent Policy

Privacy & marketing consent

£54.99
Policy

Duty of Candour Policy

Openness when things go wrong

£54.99
Policy

Whistleblowing (Speaking Up) Policy

Raising concerns safely

£54.99
Policy

Information Governance / Data Protection Policy

Records & data security

£54.99
Policy

Chaperone Policy

Intimate procedures

£54.99
Policy

Lone Working Policy

Solo & mobile safety

£54.99

Standard operating procedures (15)

SOP

Consultation, Cooling-Off & Informed Consent SOP

Consultation workflow

£39.99
SOP

Prescribing & Medicines Management SOP

Medicines handling

£39.99
SOP

Botulinum Toxin Prescribing & Administration SOP

Toxin administration

£39.99
SOP

Medical Emergencies SOP

Emergency response

£39.99
SOP

Anaphylaxis Management SOP

Anaphylaxis protocol

£39.99
SOP

Vascular Occlusion Management SOP

Occlusion emergency

£39.99
SOP

Hyaluronidase Administration SOP

Dissolving filler

£39.99
SOP

Sharps Management & Sharps Injury SOP

Sharps safety

£39.99
SOP

Clinical Waste Management SOP

Waste streams

£39.99
SOP

Cold Chain Management SOP

Fridge & temperature

£39.99
SOP

Patient Photography & Image Management SOP

Before/after images

£39.99
SOP

Adverse Incident & Near Miss Reporting SOP

Incident reporting

£39.99
SOP

Referral & Escalation SOP

When to escalate

£39.99

Risk assessments (8)

RA

Botulinum Toxin (Botox) RA

Botulinum toxin

£44.99
RA

Chemical Skin Peels RA

Peel risks

£44.99
RA

Cryotherapy RA

Cryotherapy risks

£44.99
RA

Dermal Filler Treatments RA

Filler risks

£44.99
RA

Infection Prevention & Control RA

Infection control

£44.99
RA

Laser / IPL Treatments RA

Laser risks

£44.99
RA

Thread Lift Procedures RA

Thread risks

£44.99
RA

Microneedling RA

Microneedling risks

£44.99

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Why the aesthetic clinic pack

Treatment-specific risk assessments
Botulinum toxin, dermal fillers, chemical peels, microneedling, laser/IPL, cryotherapy and thread lifts - each with a scored hazard table and controls, not a generic template.
Built around adverse events
Aesthetics lives and dies on managing complications. The pack leads with adverse event management, consent and risk disclosure, and infection prevention.
Inspector-ready structure
Every document follows the same controlled format - reference, version, review date, legislative basis - so your evidence folder looks professional and is easy to assess.
Yours to customise
Delivered as editable Word files with clearly marked placeholders for your clinic name, registered manager and review dates.

Get the Aesthetic Clinic Complete pack - £1750.00

41 expert-written, inspection-ready documents, downloadable the moment you order. Add the Complete pack to your cart, or pick individual documents.

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Frequently asked questions

Aesthetic Clinic CQC compliance

Helpful CQC guides

Meeting CQC regulationsThe fundamental standards and how CQC assesses you.
Do I need to register with CQC?Who must register, who’s exempt, and the process.
What policies do I need?The core and sector-specific policies CQC expects.
CQC Statement of PurposeThe legal document CQC checks first.
Free CQC mock inspectionScore your readiness in minutes.
CQC registration supportHands-on help to get registered first time.
Important: This page is general information to help you understand CQC requirements — it is not legal advice and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Care Quality Commission. Regulations and CQC's assessment approach change over time; always check the current position on cqc.org.uk and have a qualified professional review anything specific to your organisation.