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What are the important legal documents and requirements for opening a healthcare or medical practice in the UK?
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To open a healthcare or medical practice in the UK, you will need to prepare and register a variety of legal documents. Key requirements include:
- Registering your business name with Companies House (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house).
- Obtaining Employers' Liability Insurance and business insurance (e.g. professional indemnity, public liability).
- Securing Local Authority approval (if operating from a commercial premise) and a lease agreement (if renting premises).
- Registering with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for England (https://www.cqc.org.uk/), Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (https://hiw.org.uk/), the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) for Northern Ireland (https://www.rqia.org.uk/), or Healthcare Improvement Scotland (https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/) depending on your location within the UK.
- Having Health and safety policies and procedures in place in accordance with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines (https://www.hse.gov.uk/).
- Complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 for privacy and data protection policies and procedures (https://ico.org.uk/).
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