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CQC policies & procedures for GP surgeries

The core policy set and risk assessments a GP practice needs to evidence the CQC fundamental standards across the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led questions.

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
General practice is assessed across the full breadth of the CQC framework. This pack covers the policies an inspector expects to see - from safeguarding and medicines management to data protection and lone working - alongside the practical risk assessments that show those policies are put into action.
Registering with CQC
The GP Surgery CQC application checklist

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

See the application checklist →
Already registered
The GP Surgery 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 gp surgery needs for CQC

A gp surgery needs a documented set of policies, risk assessments and procedures to register with the CQC and evidence the fundamental standards. The 112 documents in the GP Surgery 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
10 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
18 documents · Scored assessments that show your policies are put into practice.
Standard operating procedures
33 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 (112 documents)

The gp surgery documents - £499.00 to apply, £1750.00 for everything

28 editable Word documents (10 policies, 12 SOPs, 6 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

GP Surgery — CQC Application Pack

Every supporting document on CQC's published list for a gp surgery, 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£1084.74· 26 documents
Save £585.74 (54% off)
See it against CQC’s list →
Run · everything to register and operate your gp surgery

GP Surgery — 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£4577.83· 118 documents
Save £2827.83 (62% 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 gp surgery 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 10 policies, 6 risk assessments and 12 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 (10)

Policy

Complaints Handling Policy

Complaints

£44.99
Policy

Consent & Confidentiality Policy

Consent

£44.99
Policy

Data Protection Policy

GDPR

£44.99
Policy

Equality & Diversity Policy

EDI

£44.99
Policy

Fire Safety Policy

Fire

£44.99
Policy

Health & Safety Policy

H&S

£44.99
Policy

Infection Control Policy

IPC

£44.99
Policy

Lone Working Policy

Lone working

£44.99
Policy

Medicines Management Policy

Medicines

£44.99
Policy

Safeguarding Policy

Safeguarding

£44.99

Standard operating procedures (12)

SOP

Repeat Prescribing & Medication Review SOP

Repeats & reviews

£29.99
SOP

Controlled Drugs Management SOP

CD register & storage

£29.99
SOP

Test Results Handling & Failsafe SOP

Results failsafe

£29.99
SOP

Care Navigation & Triage SOP

Triage & signposting

£29.99
SOP

Home Visit & Lone Working SOP

Visits & lone working

£29.99
SOP

Vaccine & Cold Chain Management SOP

Vaccine fridge

£29.99
SOP

Immunisation Administration SOP

Giving vaccines

£29.99
SOP

Sepsis & Deteriorating Patient SOP

Sepsis & NEWS2

£29.99
SOP

Emergency Drugs & Anaphylaxis SOP

Emergency drugs

£29.99
SOP

Referral Management (e-RS & 2-Week-Wait) SOP

Referrals & 2WW

£29.99
SOP

Recall & Long-Term Condition Monitoring SOP

Recall & LTC reviews

£29.99
SOP

Significant Event Analysis SOP

Significant events

£29.99

Risk assessments (6)

RA

COSHH RA

Hazardous

£34.99
RA

Data Protection RA

Data security

£34.99
RA

Display Screen Equipment RA

Screens

£34.99
RA

Fire Safety RA

Fire

£34.99
RA

Infection Control RA

Infection

£34.99
RA

Lone Working RA

Lone working

£34.99

Other clinic types

Not your service? Browse the documents for another setting:

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Why the gp surgery pack

Whole-practice coverage
Ten core policies plus six risk assessments spanning clinical safety, infection control, information governance, fire, COSHH and display screen equipment.
Mapped to the framework
Each document references the regulations and quality statements it supports, so you can drop it straight into your evidence against the single assessment framework.
Written for primary care
These are not generic health-and-safety templates. They are written in the language of general practice - GMS/PMS contracts, PCNs, the practice team and patient pathways.
Audit-ready from day one
Controlled versioning, owners and review dates throughout, so your policy folder withstands scrutiny without a last-minute scramble before inspection.

Get the GP Surgery Full Clinic Setup Pack - £1750.00

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

View the GP Surgery documents →Browse all templates

Frequently asked questions

GP Surgery 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.