Free CQC review template · Six-monthly
Advertising and information review
A free 5-point review for independent clinics and aesthetics providers and online and digital healthcare providers. It evidences the CQC quality statement “Providing information” under the Responsive key question (Reg 9), as processes. Built from Advertising Standards Authority, GMC. Answer each check below and download a PDF report, or print a blank form.
Checks
- No advertising of prescription-only medicines to the public
- Claims about treatments are accurate and can be substantiated
- No offers that pressure people into treatment
- Prices and risks clear before people commit
- Complaints information easy to find
Official sources
- Advertising Standards Authority: CAP Code section 12: medicines, medical devices and treatments
- GMC: Guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic interventions
This checklist summarises the official guidance. Check the sources for the full requirements.
Related CQC templates
From CQC, NHS Employers, Home Office (GOV.UK) · official toolTraining matrix reviewSafe and effective staffing
From CQCSupervision and appraisal record checkWorkforce wellbeing and enablement
From Skills for Care (charity), CQCIncident and learning reviewLearning culture
From NHS England · official toolDuty of candour checkLearning culture
From CQCComplaints handling reviewListening to and involving people
From Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman · official tool
Templates summarise official guidance as of October 2026. They do not replace it: always check the linked source for the full requirements. Audit Angel CQC is not affiliated with the Care Quality Commission.
Know your gaps before the inspector does.
Set-up takes ten minutes. Start with example evidence for your type of service, run your first audit, then replace the examples with your own.