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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.
Registering with CQC
The Aesthetic Clinic CQC application checklist

All 25 supporting documents CQC asks a aesthetic clinic to send, what each must show, and which we cover. CQC rejects applications missing any of them.

See the application checklist →
Already registered
The Aesthetic Clinic full document checklist

Every policy, SOP and risk assessment needed to run the service and evidence it against the five key questions at inspection.

See the full checklist →

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 126 documents in the Aesthetic Clinic Full Clinic Setup Pack cover every area below — grouped the way an inspector expects to see them.

Registration & readiness
5 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
34 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 (126 documents)

The aesthetic clinic documents - £499.00 to apply, £1750.00 for everything

41 editable Word documents (18 policies, 15 SOPs, 8 risk assessments) in our controlled house style, ready to brand and approve. Buy the CQC Application Pack to register, the Full Clinic Setup Pack to run the service as well, or add any individual policy, risk assessment or SOP to your cart below.

Two packs, for the two jobs. Buy the CQC Application Pack if you are registering and need the supporting documents that go with the application. Buy the Full Clinic Setup Pack if you also need everything to run the service day to day and evidence it at inspection - it contains the application pack in full, so you never buy twice.

Apply · everything CQC asks a new provider to send

Aesthetic Clinic — CQC Application Pack

Every supporting document on CQC's published list for a aesthetic clinic, and nothing you don't need yet. CQC's own application forms and statement of purpose template are free from CQC and are not included, because we do not sell a regulator's forms or templates.

£499.00£1129.73· 27 documents
Save £630.73 (56% off)
See it against CQC’s list →
Run · everything to register and operate your aesthetic clinic

Aesthetic Clinic — Full Clinic Setup Pack

The application pack in full, plus every policy, SOP, risk assessment and HR document you need to run the service and stand up to inspection.

£1750.00£5097.70· 131 documents
Save £3347.70 (66% off)
See the full checklist →
Optional add-on · we complete your documents for you

Bespoke Tailoring Service

Buying the documents still leaves you the job of filling them in. Answer one questionnaire about your aesthetic clinic and we write your organisation, your role titles, your local contacts and your policy decisions into every document — then send the finished set back within 5 working days.

  • ✓A sector-specific questionnaire covering everything your documents need
  • ✓Your organisation name, addresses, contact details and registration numbers written into every document
  • ✓Role titles set to your structure, so policies do not need reissuing when staff change
  • ✓Your local escalation contacts and out-of-hours arrangements inserted
£650.00
one-off
Optional service · CQC’s statement of purpose template and both CQC forms, completed for you

CQC Application Completion Service

CQC's statement of purpose template and both CQC forms completed for you: the provider registration application and the registered manager application. All three are free from CQC and you submit them yourself - we would never sell you a regulator's form or template. What we sell is the work of completing all three so they say the same thing, which is the consistency CQC tests hardest. Returned within 10 working days for you to check and submit.

  • ✓CQC’s statement of purpose template completed for you: your aims, regulated activities, each location, service type and the needs of the people who use it
  • ✓The provider registration application completed, in the wording CQC expects
  • ✓The registered manager application completed alongside it, because CQC cannot process yours without it
  • ✓A working session to gather what all three documents need, including your regulated activities and locations
£950.00
one-off
Or buy individually
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 £29.99.
See inside before you buy:Sample policy (PDF) →Sample risk assessment (PDF) →Sample SOP (PDF) →
Browse:

Policies (18)

Policy

Adverse Event Management Policy

Handle complications

£44.99
Policy

Safeguarding Policy

Protect patients

£44.99
Policy

Complaints Policy

Patient complaints

£44.99
Policy

Consent & Risk Disclosure Policy

Informed consent

£44.99
Policy

Health & Safety Policy

H&S at work

£44.99
Policy

Infection Control Policy

Cross-contamination

£44.99
Policy

Marketing & Advertising Policy

Compliant ads

£44.99
Policy

Practitioner Competency Policy

Staff training

£44.99
Policy

Prescribing & Medicines Management Policy

Safe POM prescribing

£44.99
Policy

Clinical Governance, Audit & Incident Reporting Policy

Governance & audit

£44.99
Policy

Recruitment, DBS & Fit and Proper Persons Policy

Safer recruitment

£44.99
Policy

Consultation, Cooling-Off & Informed Consent Procedure

Consent & cooling-off

£44.99
Policy

Data Protection, Privacy & PECR Marketing Consent Policy

Privacy & marketing consent

£44.99
Policy

Duty of Candour Policy

Openness when things go wrong

£44.99
Policy

Whistleblowing (Speaking Up) Policy

Raising concerns safely

£44.99
Policy

Information Governance / Data Protection Policy

Records & data security

£44.99
Policy

Chaperone Policy

Intimate procedures

£44.99
Policy

Lone Working Policy

Solo & mobile safety

£44.99

Standard operating procedures (15)

SOP

Consultation, Cooling-Off & Informed Consent SOP

Consultation workflow

£29.99
SOP

Prescribing & Medicines Management SOP

Medicines handling

£29.99
SOP

Botulinum Toxin Prescribing & Administration SOP

Toxin administration

£29.99
SOP

Medical Emergencies SOP

Emergency response

£29.99
SOP

Anaphylaxis Management SOP

Anaphylaxis protocol

£29.99
SOP

Vascular Occlusion Management SOP

Occlusion emergency

£29.99
SOP

Hyaluronidase Administration SOP

Dissolving filler

£29.99
SOP

Sharps Management & Sharps Injury SOP

Sharps safety

£29.99
SOP

Clinical Waste Management SOP

Waste streams

£29.99
SOP

Cold Chain Management SOP

Fridge & temperature

£29.99
SOP

Patient Photography & Image Management SOP

Before/after images

£29.99
SOP

Adverse Incident & Near Miss Reporting SOP

Incident reporting

£29.99
SOP

Referral & Escalation SOP

When to escalate

£29.99

Risk assessments (8)

RA

Botulinum Toxin (Botox) RA

Botulinum toxin

£34.99
RA

Chemical Skin Peels RA

Peel risks

£34.99
RA

Cryotherapy RA

Cryotherapy risks

£34.99
RA

Dermal Filler Treatments RA

Filler risks

£34.99
RA

Infection Prevention & Control RA

Infection control

£34.99
RA

Laser / IPL Treatments RA

Laser risks

£34.99
RA

Thread Lift Procedures RA

Thread risks

£34.99
RA

Microneedling RA

Microneedling risks

£34.99

Other clinic types

Not your service? Browse the documents for another setting:

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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 Full Clinic Setup Pack - £1750.00

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

View the Aesthetic Clinic documents →Browse all templates

Frequently asked questions

Aesthetic Clinic CQC compliance

Helpful CQC guides

Meeting CQC regulations →The 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 Purpose →The legal document CQC checks first.
Free CQC mock inspection →Score your readiness in minutes.
CQC registration support →Hands-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.