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Your registration roadmap

A guided path to CQC registration for aesthetics and cosmetic clinics — from working out whether you need to register to your fit-person interview.

1

Confirm You Need to Register

Work out whether your treatments are CQC regulated activities — e.g. treatment of disease, disorder or injury by a healthcare professional, surgical procedures, or diagnostic and screening procedures.

List every treatment you offer and who delivers itBotulinum toxin for medical indications and thread lifts are usually regulated; dermal fillers alone usually are notCheck the CQC scope of registration guidance and ask us if unsure
2

Provider & Registered Manager

Choose your legal entity and identify the registered manager and nominated individual who will be accountable to CQC.

Enhanced DBS for the manager and directorsEvidence of clinical qualifications and registration (GMC/NMC/GDC/GPhC)Fit and proper person declarations
3

Statement of Purpose & Premises

Describe your regulated activities, service users, premises and clinical governance in your Statement of Purpose, and make sure the clinic is fit for purpose.

Map each treatment to a regulated activityClinical room, hand-wash basin, sharps and clinical waste arrangementsEmergency drugs, anaphylaxis kit and hyaluronidase access
4

Clinical Governance & Policies

Put in place the policies, prescribing arrangements, consent process and audit cycle that CQC will test at registration.

Face-to-face prescriber consultation before any POMConsent with cooling-off and medical photographyComplications pathway and incident reportingUse the Clinical Aesthetics policy pack
5

Registered Manager Interview

Prepare for the CQC fit-person interview — expect questions on regulated activities, prescribing, consent, complications, safeguarding and how you assure quality.

Know the five key questions and Regulations 9–20Rehearse a vascular occlusion scenarioPractise with the Aesthetics mock interview
6

Apply & Prepare for Assessment

Submit the provider and registered manager applications, respond to CQC queries and get ready for your first assessment.

Track your application and respond within deadlinesBuild your evidence folder: audits, training, consent samplesBook a readiness review

New Start-up Registration Toolkit

Application guidance, Statement of Purpose builder, core policy set and mock interview prep — everything to register with confidence.

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What's inside · 210 pages

  • 1 Provider Application Walkthrough
  • 2 Statement of Purpose Builder
  • 3 Fit & Proper Person Guidance
  • 4 Core Policy Starter Set
  • 5 Mock Interview Prep