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 Scotland for Healthcare
Choose from all 48 activities
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Art therapist registration
You need to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise as an art therapist in the UK
UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Authorisation to accumulate and dispose of radioactive waste (Scotland)
To accumulate and dispose of radioactive wastes you need an authorisation from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Scottish Government · Scotland
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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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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 authorisations (Scotland)
You need an authorisation from Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) if you keep or use radioactive substances.
Scottish Government · Scotland
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
Registration of independent healthcare service (Scotland)
You need to register with Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) to provide and independent health care service.
Northern Ireland Executive · Scotland
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We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 1 licence 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.