Archived: The London Cosmetic Clinic

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection on 25 April 2018 to ask the service the following key questions; Are services safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led?

Our findings were:

Are services safe?

We found that this service was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Are services effective?

We found that this service was providing effective care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Are services caring?

We found that this service was providing caring services in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Are services responsive?

We found that this service was providing responsive care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Are services well-led?

We found that this service was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the service was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

London Knightsbridge Cosmetic Clinic Ltd provides private aesthetic medical and cosmetic services at The London Cosmetic Clinic in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and treats adults over 18.

This service is registered with CQC under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of the provision of advice or treatment by a medical practitioner, including the prescribing of medicines for aesthetic purposes. At The London Cosmetic Clinic, the cosmetic treatments that are also provided by the doctors and laser technician are exempt from CQC regulation.

We received feedback from 19 people about the service, including comment cards, all of which were very positive about the service and indicated that clients were treated with kindness and respect. Staff were described as helpful, caring, thorough and professional.

Our key findings were:

• There were arrangements in place to keep clients safe and safeguarded from abuse.
• Most health and safety and premises risks were assessed and well-managed.
• Most systems for the management of medicines were operating effectively.
• The service had some systems for learning and improving when things went wrong.
• Assessments and treatments were carried out in line with relevant and current evidence based guidance and standards.
• There was evidence of quality improvement.
• The provider had ensured that staff had appropriate inductions and training to cover the scope of their work.
• Staff treated clients with kindness, respect, dignity and professionalism.
• Opening hours reflected the needs of the population and clients were able to book appointments when they needed them.
• The service had a clear procedure for managing complaints. They took complaints and concerns seriously and responded to them appropriately to improve the quality of care.
• Leaders had the skills and capacity to deliver the service and provide high quality care.
• Staff stated they felt respected, supported and valued. They were proud to work in the service.
• The provider was aware of and had systems to ensure compliance with the requirements of the duty of candour.
• The service encouraged feedback from clients. Staff encouraged clients to leave an online review and these were used to monitor performance.

There were areas where the provider could make improvements and should:

• Review the systems for ensuring effective oversight of the health and safety needs of the service.
• Review procedures and policies for communicating with clients’ GPs and carrying out identification checks for clients to confirm age.
• Review the incident reporting procedure for the service.
• Review systems for recording verbal concerns and complaints and systems for recording learning points and action taken following complaints.