Verification guide · 5 min read
How to check who will actually treat you
The friendly face in the consultation is not always the person who performs the procedure, and a name on a clinic website is not the same as a name on a register. Here is how to find out who will treat you — before you book.
Section 01
Ask for a name, role and registration — in writing
A credible clinic will tell you, without hesitation, the name of the specific person who will carry out your treatment, their professional role, and their registration number. If you only ever get “one of our experienced practitioners”, treat that as missing information, not reassurance.
Get it in writing — an email reply is fine. The person who consults you and the person who treats you can be different; confirm the name of whoever actually performs the procedure.
Section 02
Match the name to the right register
Doctors are on the GMC register (gmc-uk.org). Dentists and dental staff are on the GDC register (gdc-uk.org). Nurses are on the NMC register (nmc.org.uk). Each register is public, free, and searchable by name.
Check the registration is current and, where shown, has no restrictions or conditions. A gap to watch for in aesthetics: the prescriber who signs off a product is registered, but the person physically injecting is not a registered healthcare professional at all. Ask specifically who injects, not just who prescribes.
Section 03
Premises vs person — two different checks
Registers cover people. The premises is a separate question: providers carrying on CQC-regulated activities in England must have the appropriate CQC registration arrangements for the activity and location. A person’s professional registration does not by itself answer the premises question.
Check both: the person on their professional register, and the premises on CQC (where the activity requires it).
Section 04
How Unmist helps
Every Unmist factsheet lists the practitioners the clinic names on its own website, where we can identify them, each with a link to the relevant GMC, GDC or NMC register. Where we have matched a clinic’s address to an official CQC location record, the factsheet links to it; otherwise we make no positive or negative registration claim. We show what the public record says and link to the source so you can verify it yourself. We never grade or rank anyone.
Frequently asked
Is the person who treats me always the one I meet at consultation?
Not necessarily. The consultation and the procedure can be done by different people. Confirm the name of whoever physically performs the treatment.
Where do I check a practitioner’s registration?
Doctors: the GMC register. Dentists and dental staff: the GDC register. Nurses: the NMC register. All three are public and free to search by name.
Does a registered prescriber mean the injector is registered?
No. In aesthetics the prescriber and the injector can be different people. Ask specifically who performs the injection and check that person on the appropriate register.
What if the clinic won’t give a name?
That is missing information. A credible clinic will tell you who will treat you, their role and their registration number, and is usually happy to put it in writing.
Unmist publishes facts from the public record and the clinic’s own website. We never rank or recommend clinics, never say “best”, and never give medical advice — this guide is here to help you check what is clearly shown before you book.
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