Are you trying to separate NHS and private practice?

The CQC provide guidelines explaining registration for private and NHS practices:

You only need to register your private services with CQC if they include regulated activities.
If you provide any regulated activities as a private service that is a separate legal entity from your NHS services (e.g. an individual who provides services separately from his partnership) you’ll need to register them in a separate registration application.

Providers of medical services whose main or sole purpose is NHS primary medical care have to register by April 2013.


Please note: if your sole or main purpose is not the provision of NHS primary medical services, you should have already registered with CQC.
There are a number of exemptions from registration. For example, some doctors in independent practice do not have to register if they also provide NHS services as an individual.


This can be a complicated area and more detailed guidance can be found on the CQC website in the Scope of registration – see the section on 'Exemptions without a time limit'. Alternatively contact the Words Worth Reading Ltd team and we can provide support tailored support to your specific needs.