The Private Clinic Birmingham
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 #10 of 29 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Multi-consultant plastic-surgery branch of a national chain on Hagley Road. Two of the named consultant surgeons are on the GMC Specialist Register in plastic surgery, matching the clinic's advertised focus; the facility and its operating company are both matched in their respective public registers.
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: plastic surgery from 31 Jan 2017, matching the clinic's advertised focus. [gmc-hindocha] |
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). Both matched by GMC reference number, registered with a licence to practise. [v1.3 2026-09-22: the number is not printed on the clinic's own pages (audit not_published) — matched by name] [gmc-hindocha] [gmc-hassan] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-09-22 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found: name, address and status match. CQC location 'The Private Clinic Birmingham' at 88 Hagley Road, B16 8LU matches name and address; provider TPC Group Limited. [cqc] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability The legal entity and its registration number are published by the clinic and matched in the register. |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. Site states surgeons and doctors are GMC registered but publishes no individual numbers or facility/company registration numbers. [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 superlatives without an outcome guarantee. [site] Best UK Group & 5 star reviews |
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. A three-stage complaints procedure with external adjudication (ISCAS) is published; aftercare is referenced only as a general marketing feature. Consent, itemised risk/complication and revision-surgery policy pages not found on the pages reviewed. [site] [site-complaints] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Sandip Hindocha [site] [gmc-hindocha] | Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive, Cosmetic Surgeon | GMC 6122218 |
| Ms Sameena Hassan [site] [gmc-hassan] | Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeon | GMC 6157000 |
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
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.theprivateclinic.co.uk/our-clinics/birmingham/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0121 725 2600 |
| Address | 88 Hagley Road, Birmingham, B16 8LU |
| City | Birmingham |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.theprivateclinic.co.uk/our-clinics/birmingham/ | clinic's own site | physicians, address, phone, menu, marketing claims | 31 August 2026 |
| site-complaints | https://www.theprivateclinic.co.uk/complaints-procedure/ | clinic's own site | complaints procedure | 31 August 2026 |
| gmc-hindocha | https://www.gmc-uk.org/registrants/6122218 | official register | specialist certification, licence status, sanctions | 31 August 2026 |
| gmc-hassan | https://www.gmc-uk.org/registrants/6157000 | official register | specialist certification, licence status, sanctions | 31 August 2026 |
| cqc | https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-16523582003 | official register | facility registration, provider name | 31 August 2026 |
| ch | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/… | official register | legal entity, registration number, status | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2026 | axes.M3: 5 → 4 (Methodology v1.3 (owner rulings 2026-09-22) — § F rule 6 — the number is not printed on the clinic's own pages (audit not_published) — matched by name) |
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
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