Devonshire Dermatology
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 73.4/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #15 of 29 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Dermatology clinic offering medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, trading at the CQC-registered location "Dr Rowland Payne Dermatology". The founding consultant dermatologist is named with role and is found on the GMC Specialist Register for dermatology.
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, status current; the registered specialty matches what this physician advertises. GMC Specialist Register: dermatology, entry from 23 May 1996, matching the clinic's dermatology focus. [gmc-rp] |
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 (surname stem and given name or initial; a second identifier where the name is ambiguous). Matched by name; the clinic does not publish the physician's GMC number. [gmc-rp] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found: name, address and status match. CQC location "Dr Rowland Payne Dermatology", 27 Devonshire Place W1G 6JF, matches name and address; the site now trades as Devonshire Dermatology at the same address. [cqc] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Only a brand, without a legal form and without a responsible person. Whatever we find ourselves is shown on the profile as a fact and does not raise this cell. |
OFF | 8 | 2026-09-22 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. No GMC, CQC or company registration numbers are published on the site. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Systematic superlatives; systematic safety promises without an absolute; absolutes about the past (success rates, “no infection since …”, satisfaction figures, “we guarantee your satisfaction”); comparisons with surgery. Systematic soft superlatives (“unrivalled experience”, “widely regarded as one of the UK's most respected authorities”, “centre of excellence”) 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. Reason: Single language front. Last attempt: clinic_site, 17 September 2026 — one language front; no hreflang alternates or language links The clinic site publishes one language front; nothing to compare. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
| M9 | Patient documents One. Treatment-specific risk information is published (fillers FAQ); consent documentation, aftercare, revision policy and a complaints route were not found on the pages checked. [site-fillers] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Christopher Rowland Payne [site] [gmc-rp] | Consultant Dermatologist, founder | not published |
Legal entity: Dr Rowland Payne Dermatology Ltd · 08081298 [cqc] [ch-rp]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
Secondary findings (not scored)
What a professional society, an international directory, a hospital page or another jurisdiction’s register says, shown for information where the country’s own register is closed. These facts enter neither the score nor the coverage.
What we could not verify
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency — Single language front
These cells score nothing and are not negative findings. A cell on a register that is closed to machine queries is left out of the coverage calculation; the others count against it. Each one names why it is empty; an attempt that did not complete is re-run in the next collection pass. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.devonshiredermatology.co.uk/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 020 3831 3881 |
| Address | 27 Devonshire Place, London W1G 6JF |
| City | London |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.devonshiredermatology.co.uk/ | clinic's own site | identifiability, address, phone, treatment menu, superlative claims | 31 August 2026 |
| site-fillers | https://www.devonshiredermatology.co.uk/treatments/cosmetic-dermato… | clinic's own site | risk disclosure (FAQ) | 31 August 2026 |
| gmc-rp | https://www.gmc-uk.org/registrants/2404912 | official register | specialist certification, medical licence, fitness-to-practise history for Dr Christopher Rowland Payne | 31 August 2026 |
| cqc | https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-2496746910 | official register | facility registration (CQC care directory) | 31 August 2026 |
| ch-rp | 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 |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2026 | axes.M5: 5 → 2 (Methodology v1.3 (owner rulings 2026-09-22) — § F rule 6 — the clinic publishes neither the number nor the legal entity (audit not_published, entity name not found on the clinic pages; the entity was found by us — shown as a fact)) |
| 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.