Licences and permits
The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.
20 of 426 licences in Northern Ireland for Healthcare
Choose from all 48 activities
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Chiropodist or podiatrist registration
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise as a chiropodist or podiatrist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Clinical scientist registration
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise as a clinical scientist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Hazardous waste movement notice (Northern Ireland)
You need to pre-notify the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) 72 hours in advance if you want to move hazardous waste
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Human fertilisation and embryology licence
You need a licence to undertake the procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of gametes, embryos and/or provide in-vitro fertilisation, or artificial insemination …
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Laser or intense pulsed light treatment licence (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to use laser or intense pulsed light treatment
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Licence to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals
You need a licence from the Home Office to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals
Home Office · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Occupational therapist registration
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise as a occupational therapist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Operating department practitioner registration
You need to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise as an operating department practitioner.
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Orthotist registration
You must register with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) to practice as an orthotist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Radioactive substances waste certificate of authorisation (Northern Ireland)
You need permission to accumulate and dispose of radioactive waste in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Radiographer registration
As a radiographer you need to register with the Health and Care Professions Council
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Register as a chiropractor
You must register with the General Chiropractic Council to practice as a chiropractor in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Register as a paramedic
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practice as a paramedic in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Register as a physiotherapist
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practice as a physiotherapist or physical therapist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Register as a prosthetist
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practice as a prosthetist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Register as a speech and language therapist
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practice as a speech and language therapist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Register as an orthoptist
You must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practice as an orthoptist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 2 licences on this list. That is a gap in our graph, not a statement about the law, and those pages say so rather than guessing.
Checking approvals more broadly?
A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.
Not sure which of these apply to you?
Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.