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Centre for Surgery Rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission

Centre for Surgery has been awarded a ‘Good’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) — the independent regulator for health and social care services in England. This rating reflects the findings of a formal CQC inspection and confirms that our clinic meets the required standards across all five key assessment areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led.

You can view our full CQC registration and inspection report directly on the CQC website: .

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What Is the Care Quality Commission?

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulatory body in England responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and regulating health and social care services. It was established under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to ensure that healthcare providers meet essential standards of quality and safety.

The CQC oversees a wide range of providers — including hospitals, GP practices, care homes, mental health services, and independent surgical clinics. It carries out inspections to evaluate compliance with fundamental standards and has the authority to take enforcement action, including warning notices, imposing fines, and closing services that fail to meet required standards.

What a ‘Good’ Rating Means

A ‘Good’ rating from the CQC is awarded following a formal inspection that assesses services across five key questions:

Safe — Are patients protected from avoidable harm and abuse?

Effective — Does care, treatment and support achieve good ?

Caring — Do staff involve patients and treat them with compassion and dignity?

Responsive — Are services organised to meet the needs of the people using them?

Well-led — Is the service well managed and continuously ?



Achieving a ‘Good’ rating across these areas that Centre for Surgery care that is safe, effective, compassionate, and well-organised.

Our CQC Registration

Centre for is a registered location with the Care Quality Commission. The widget below shows our current registration status, updated directly from the CQC. You can also .

Why Regulatory Compliance Matters

When choosing a cosmetic surgery clinic, CQC is one of the most important indicators of a safe and well-run . All surgical procedures at Centre for Surgery are performed by GMC consultant plastic surgeons at our purpose-built Baker Street facility, which operates to hospital-level standards of safety and hygiene.

Our CQC ‘Good’ rating, combined with our surgeons’ specialist registrations and our comprehensive aftercare programmes, provides the assurance that your care is in qualified, regulated hands.

If you have a concern about the care you received at Centre for Surgery, please read our for details of how to raise it and what to expect from our process.

How to Verify a Clinic’s CQC Registration

Any patient can independently verify a UK clinic’s CQC registration status at no cost. Simply visit and search for the clinic by name. Each registered provider has a public profile showing their current rating, inspection history, and the full inspection report. We actively encourage patients to check our registration before booking — you can view the Centre for Surgery entry directly at .

Frequently Asked Questions About CQC Registration

Yes. Centre for Surgery is a registered location with the Care Commission under location ID . Our current rating is ‘Good’, following a formal inspection assessing all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. You can verify this directly on the .

Yes. Any provider carrying out regulated activities — including surgery, anaesthesia, and procedures — must be registered with the CQC. It is illegal to carry out regulated activities without registration. CQC registration is therefore a baseline legal requirement, not an optional accreditation. If a UK clinic cannot provide evidence of CQC registration, patients should not proceed with treatment there.

The CQC uses four rating levels: Outstanding, Good, Improvement, and Inadequate. A ‘Good’ rating means the service is performing well and meeting the CQC’s expectations across all five inspection areas. An ‘Outstanding’ rating is awarded to services that are performing exceptionally and delivering care that goes significantly beyond what is required. The of well-run UK clinics and hospitals hold a ‘Good’ rating — it is the benchmark of high-quality, safe care.

The frequency of CQC inspections varies depending on the provider’s risk profile, previous ratings, and any concerns raised. Providers rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ are inspected less than those with lower ratings. The CQC also carries out unannounced inspections and can inspect at any time if are reported. Ratings remain valid until the next inspection and are updated on the CQC following each visit.

For independent surgical clinics like Centre for Surgery, a CQC inspection is comprehensive and covers the full patient pathway. Inspectors review clinical governance, theatre safety (including WHO surgical safety checklists), infection control procedures, consent processes, anaesthesia practices, staff training and qualifications, patient records, complaint handling, and the leadership and management of the service. Inspectors speak with patients, staff, and management, and review documentation both on-site and remotely.

Yes — inspection reports are publicly on the CQC website. You can . The report sets out the inspectors’ findings across each of the five key questions, including what was working well and any areas where improvements were required.

CQC registration means a clinic is subject to ongoing oversight. It patients with several important protections: the knowledge that minimum safety standards must be met and maintained; access to published inspection reports so you can make an informed judgement; and a formal mechanism for raising concerns if standards fall. Clinics that are not CQC are outside the regulatory framework — treated at unregistered providers have significantly fewer protections if something goes wrong.

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