Starting your own private clinic
Leaving hospital practice to go independent? What CQC registration actually involves, in the order it has to happen — and the documents written and tailored for you.
Read the guide →The CQC application checklist
Every supporting document CQC asks for with a new provider application, what each one must show, and honestly which you can buy and which only you can provide.
Read the guide →Does a pharmacy need CQC registration?
Your dispensing is exempt and regulated by the GPhC. A pharmacist-prescriber clinic generally is not. Where the line falls, and what CQC asks for.
Read the guide →CQC Mock Inspection (free tool)
Rate your service against CQC’s five key questions and get an instant readiness score, a prioritised action list, and the templates to close every gap.
Read the guide →CQC Registration Support
From a critical-friend review of your application to a complete done-for-you service - expert help to register with CQC first time.
Read the guide →Meeting CQC regulations in plain English
The fundamental standards and how CQC actually assesses you — explained simply, with official CQC videos.
Read the guide →Do I need to register with CQC?
Who must register, who might be exempt, what registration involves and what it costs.
Read the guide →What policies do I need for CQC registration?
The core policy set every clinic needs, the sector-specific ones your regulated activities require, and a checklist to sense-check your suite before you apply.
Read the guide →Statement of Purpose
What it is, what the law requires it to contain, and when you must update CQC — and where to get CQC’s own free template.
Read the guide →Fit and Proper Persons
Regulation 5 (directors) vs Regulation 19 (staff): the checks you need and the evidence to keep.
Read the guide →Nominated Individual & Registered Manager
What each role does, how they differ, and free editable job-description templates.
Read the guide →CQC compliance FAQ
Plain-English answers to the most common questions — registration, standards, inspections, ratings and the documents you need.
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