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CQC policies for podiatry and chiropody practices

Written around the boundary almost no other sector has to think about: routine foot care is not a regulated activity, nail surgery under local anaesthetic almost certainly is, and the same practitioner can cross that line in the same appointment.

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
Podiatry carries three risks that most community services do not. It straddles a registration boundary where getting it wrong is a criminal offence rather than a paperwork finding. It reuses instruments constantly on broken skin, so decontamination is the main infection barrier rather than a housekeeping task. And a large part of its caseload cannot feel their own feet, which means the usual safety net of a patient noticing something is wrong is simply absent. This pack is built around those three, rather than around a generic clinical template with feet added.
Registering with CQC
The Podiatry & Chiropody CQC application checklist

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

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Already registered
The Podiatry & Chiropody full document checklist

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

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What a podiatry & chiropody needs for CQC

A podiatry & chiropody needs a documented set of policies, risk assessments and procedures to register with the CQC and evidence the fundamental standards. The 111 documents in the Podiatry & Chiropody 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
13 documents · The core policies for how your service is run and kept safe.
Governance, information & safeguarding
38 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
25 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 (111 documents)

The podiatry & chiropody documents - £499.00 to apply, £1750.00 for everything

17 editable Word documents (9 policies, 4 SOPs, 4 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

Podiatry & Chiropody — CQC Application Pack

Every supporting document on CQC's published list for a podiatry & chiropody, 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£1174.72· 28 documents
Save £675.72 (58% off)
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Run · everything to register and operate your podiatry & chiropody

Podiatry & Chiropody — 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£4447.89· 112 documents
Save £2697.89 (61% off)
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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 podiatry & chiropody 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 9 policies, 4 risk assessments and 4 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) →
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Policies (9)

Policy

Scope of Practice & CQC Boundary Policy

CQC boundary

£44.99
Policy

Nail Surgery & Local Anaesthesia Policy

Nail surgery

£44.99
Policy

Wound Care & Ulcer Management Policy

Wound & ulcer care

£44.99
Policy

Vascular & Neurological Assessment Policy

Vascular & neuro

£44.99
Policy

Podiatric Medicines (POM-A & POM-S) Policy

POM-A & POM-S

£44.99
Policy

Instrument Decontamination & Sterilisation Policy

Decontamination

£44.99
Policy

Cryotherapy & Verruca Management Policy

Verruca & cryo

£44.99

Standard operating procedures (4)

SOP

Nail Surgery SOP

Nail surgery steps

£29.99
SOP

Autoclave Validation & Cycle Log SOP

Autoclave log

£29.99
SOP

Sterile Field & ANTT SOP

Sterile field

£29.99
SOP

Diabetic Foot Screening SOP

Foot screening

£29.99

Risk assessments (4)

RA

Nail Surgery RA

Nail surgery risk

£34.99
RA

Instrument Decontamination RA

Decontamination risk

£34.99
RA

Diabetic Foot RA

Diabetic foot risk

£34.99
RA

Sharps & Clinical Waste RA

Sharps & waste

£34.99

Other clinic types

Not your service? Browse the documents for another setting:

Aesthetic Clinic GP Surgery Private Healthcare Clinic ADHD Clinic Weight Loss Clinic Telehealth & Online Clinic Pharmacy Prescribing Service Dermatology & Skin Surgery Women's Health & Menopause Clinic

Why the podiatry & chiropody pack

Where your registration line falls, written down
A scope of practice policy with a table recording, treatment by treatment, which of your activities you regard as regulated and which you do not, plus booking triage criteria and a sign-off gate before any new treatment starts. Carrying on a regulated activity without being registered for it is a criminal offence, and the commonest way it happens is drift rather than decision.
Nail surgery as a sequence, not a technique
A step-by-step SOP built around the two failures that actually cause harm: operating on a digit whose blood supply was never assessed, and a tourniquet that was applied and not removed. Application and removal times are a matched pair, confirmed aloud and recorded, in the same way a swab count is recorded elsewhere.
Decontamination you can actually demonstrate
A separate autoclave validation and cycle log SOP, because an instrument that went through a steriliser and an instrument that is demonstrably sterile are not the same claim. Daily testing, signed load release, recorded load contents, and a failure response that identifies which patients were exposed rather than only getting the machine fixed.
The foot that cannot feel itself
Structured diabetic foot screening with risk categorisation driving the review interval, a booking triage script for whoever answers the phone, and referral tracked to a confirmed outcome. Plus the honest warning the whole pathway turns on: absent pain is not reassurance.

Get the Podiatry & Chiropody Full Clinic Setup Pack - £1750.00

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

View the Podiatry & Chiropody documents →Browse all templates

Frequently asked questions

Podiatry & Chiropody 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.