The Cadogan Clinic
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 79.7/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #14 of 25 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Specialist cosmetic-surgery and dermatology hospital in Chelsea. A named consultant plastic surgeon tied to this address is found on the GMC Specialist Register for plastic surgery; the facility is listed in the CQC care directory and the operating company is active at Companies House.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. GMC Specialist Register: plastic surgery, entry from 11 Oct 2016, matching the clinic's cosmetic and reconstructive surgery focus. [gmc-ahmed] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Matched by name; the clinic does not publish the physician's GMC number. [gmc-ahmed] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found: name, address and status match. CQC location "The Cadogan Clinic", 120 Sloane Street SW1X 9BW, matches name and address. [cqc] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. Physician qualifications are named with issuing institutions (e.g. MBBS Imperial College London, FRCS Royal College of Surgeons), but no GMC, CQC or company registration numbers are published on the site. [site] [site-ahmed] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Systematic superlatives without guarantees. Systematic superlatives on the clinic's own pages (“leading specialist surgical clinic”, “leading specialists”, “Best in class facilities”, “Largest Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology Hospital in UK”) without an outcome or safety guarantee. [site] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
| M9 | Patient documents One. A dedicated aftercare page and a complaints page are published; informed-consent documentation and a revision policy were not found on the pages checked. [site-patients] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Foiz Ahmed [site-ahmed] [gmc-ahmed] | Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon | not published |
Legal entity: Personal Health Service Limited · 04127609 [cqc] [ch-phs]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified yes →
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified yes →
- Sanctions / discipline register (General Medical Council — fitness-to-practise history on the LRMP record, plus the Recent GMC decisions list): no entry found [gmc-ahmed]
What we could not verify
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.cadoganclinic.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 020 7901 8500 |
| Address | 120 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9BW |
| City | London |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.cadoganclinic.com/ | clinic's own site | identifiability, address, phone, treatment menu, superlative claims | 31 August 2026 |
| site-ahmed | https://www.cadoganclinic.com/about-us/our-consultants/mr-foiz-ahmed/ | clinic's own site | named physician, role, qualifications, tied to this address | 31 August 2026 |
| site-patients | https://www.cadoganclinic.com/patients/ | clinic's own site | aftercare, complaints page presence | 31 August 2026 |
| gmc-ahmed | https://www.gmc-uk.org/registrants/6104064 | official register | specialist certification, medical licence, fitness-to-practise history for Mr Foiz Ahmed | 31 August 2026 |
| cqc | https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-144498079 | official register | facility registration (CQC care directory) | 31 August 2026 |
| ch-phs | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/… | official register | legal entity, registration number, active status | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
Corrections are applied with a source link and logged publicly. A clinic statement without a source is published next to the data; the score does not change.