CQC VARIATION | ADD A LOCATION
Add a Location to Your CQC Registration. One Fixed Price.
Opening a second dental practice, clinic or GP site? You must have CQC add the new location to your registration before you treat patients there. I help registered providers prepare a complete, consistent application, all for a fixed fee of £999.
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REQUIREMENTS
What CQC Needs to Add a Location
What to Send CQC
✓ Add a location: provider form – location details, regulated activities, dental chairs
✓ Updated Statement of Purpose – always required, or CQC returns the application
✓ Add a location: Manager application – or a full application if a new manager is needed
✓ Extra location section – one for each additional site
✓ How the site will be safe and well-led – a clear, site-specific answer
Your locations are a condition of your registration. To add one, you apply to vary that condition using CQC’s current Add a location forms, sent by email. CQC then assesses whether you can meet its requirements at the new site.
Have Ready for a Dental Site
✓ Infection prevention and control – decontamination room set up
✓ X-ray documents – critical examination, Local Rules, HSE registration
✓ Fire, Legionella, health and safety – risk assessments for the new site
✓ Medical emergencies – medicines and equipment in place
✓ Staffing and recruitment – safer recruitment records for new staff
How I Support Your Application
01
Scope
We confirm it is a new location and which regulated activities you will provide there.
02
Manager Arrangements
We agree who manages the new site and complete their Add a location: Manager application.
03
Application and Statement of Purpose
Drafting support so your forms and Statement of Purpose match.
04
Site Evidence and Virtual Visit
A video walk-through of the new premises, plus a checklist and review of your evidence.
05
Interview Preparation
One preparation session plus a 60-minute mock interview for your Registered Manager.
06
Submission and Queries
Help with timing, a final check and any CQC questions.
AVOID DELAYS
Common Mistakes
Opening early
Treating patients at a site CQC has not added breaches a condition of registration, which is an offence.
Mismatched activities
Activities at the new site must already be in your registration, or you also apply to add them.
Old forms
CQC returns applications made on out-of-date forms.
Applying too early or not ready
CQC may return applications sent too far ahead, or for sites not ready to assess.
No updated Statement of Purpose
CQC returns the application without it.
Adding a Location FAQs
CQC Consultancy provides independent guidance. Only CQC decides whether to add a location. The provider and Registered Manager remain responsible for the accuracy of the application. Technical reports and certificates must be completed by competent professionals.