Private Healthcare Merchant Accounts & Payment Solutions for Doctors and Clinics

Private Healthcare Payments: The Quick Answer

Private doctors, consultants and medical clinics often need more from a payment provider than a card machine at reception.

A private healthcare business may need to collect booking deposits, consultation fees, diagnostic charges and treatment balances; take payments online or over the telephone; issue refunds; reconcile insurer and self-pay income; and connect payments with existing practice-management or patient-booking software.

For this reason, choosing a merchant account for a private clinic should normally start with the patient payment journey and the clinic's software rather than simply comparing headline transaction rates.

A suitable private healthcare payment solution might combine:

• a merchant account for accepting debit and credit cards;
• card terminals for reception or consultation rooms;
• online payments for self-pay patients;
• payment links for deposits and outstanding balances;
• a virtual terminal or MOTO facility for telephone payments;
• integration with practice-management or appointment software;
• reporting that helps reconcile payments against patients, invoices, practitioners or locations; and
• a payment gateway where payments are taken through a website, portal, app or integrated booking journey.

This guide focuses specifically on private doctors, consultants and clinics. For a broader comparison of payment requirements across medical practices, NHS GPs, dentists, vets, opticians and aesthetics businesses, read our Healthcare Payment Solutions UK guide.

The right structure depends on the type of healthcare business, its average transaction value, whether patients pay directly or through private medical insurance, the software already in place and how payments are collected.

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Who Is This Private Healthcare Payments Guide For?

This guide is designed primarily for UK private healthcare businesses including:

• private GP practices;
• independent doctors and consultants;
• private medical clinics;
• specialist outpatient clinics;
• diagnostic and screening businesses;
• physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices;
• private health centres;
• multi-disciplinary clinics;
• consultant-led medical practices;
• private clinics operating from more than one location;
• businesses offering remote or virtual consultations; and
• healthcare groups reviewing or consolidating their payment infrastructure.

It is deliberately focused on private medical practices rather than every healthcare vertical.

Aesthetics businesses can have different underwriting, booking and treatment-payment requirements. We cover these separately in our merchant accounts and payment gateways for aesthetics clinics guide.

Why Payments Are Different in Private Healthcare

Private healthcare is unusual because a single clinic can have several different payment journeys operating at the same time.

A patient might book online and pay a deposit before attending. Another may pay a consultation fee at reception after seeing a consultant. A third patient may be insured, with part of the invoice paid by an insurer and an excess or shortfall payable directly by the patient.

Other patients may need to pay separately for diagnostics, additional consultations or treatment following their initial appointment.

This creates a payment environment where the business may be dealing with:

• self-pay patients;
• insured patients;
• consultation fees;
• booking deposits;
• insurance excesses and shortfalls;
• diagnostic charges;
• higher-value procedures or treatment;
• repeat appointments;
• online consultations;
• corporate healthcare clients;
• refunds and cancellations; and
• several practitioners or clinic locations.

A standalone card terminal may process the transaction perfectly well, but that does not necessarily solve the wider administrative problem of identifying who paid, what they paid for, which practitioner or clinic generated the charge and whether anything remains outstanding.

This is why software integration and payment reconciliation can become particularly important for established private healthcare businesses.

Self-Pay Patients vs Insured Patients

One of the first questions when designing a healthcare payment setup should be: who actually pays the clinic?

Self-pay private healthcare

With self-pay patients, the clinic normally collects some or all of the cost directly from the patient.

Payments might be taken:

• when the appointment is booked;
• as a deposit before the appointment;
• at reception before or after the consultation;
• through a payment link;
• through an online patient portal;
• over the telephone;
• after an invoice has been issued; or
• across several transactions where the patient receives an ongoing course of treatment.

This means self-pay clinics may require a particularly flexible card-payment setup rather than one payment channel.

Private medical insurance payments

Private clinics may also receive payment through private medical insurers.

The payment journey can be different because the insurer may pay the main invoice while the patient remains responsible for an excess, co-payment, uncovered treatment or another outstanding amount.

Healthcare billing and payment infrastructure therefore needs to distinguish between money owed by an insurer and money owed directly by the patient.

Healthcode reported that 3.2 million private healthcare invoices were processed in Q2 2026, including around 2.9 million outpatient invoices. This illustrates the scale of the billing and reconciliation environment operating alongside direct patient payments in UK private healthcare.

For a clinic working with both insured and self-pay patients, card processing is therefore only one part of the wider revenue collection process.

What Does a Private Healthcare Payment Setup Actually Look Like?

There is no single merchant account configuration that works for every private clinic.

A smaller private practice might require:

• one or two card terminals;
• payment links;
• online appointment deposits;
• telephone payments; and
• straightforward transaction reporting.

A larger medical group might require:

• multiple merchant accounts or merchant IDs;
• terminals across several clinics;
• online and in-person payments;
• different payment flows for self-pay and insured patients;
• integration with practice-management software;
• centralised reporting;
• payment links generated from invoices;
• different user permissions for reception and finance teams;
• automated reconciliation; and
• integration with accounting or finance systems.

Understanding this architecture before approaching providers can prevent a business from choosing a processor that looks inexpensive but cannot support the operational requirements of the clinic.

Merchant Accounts for Private Doctors and Clinics

A merchant account forms part of the arrangement that allows a business to accept card transactions and receive settlement into its nominated business bank account.

Depending on the provider, acquiring, payment processing and gateway technology may be supplied separately or packaged together within a broader payment service.

When considering an application from a private healthcare business, a payment provider may want to understand:

• the legal entity operating the clinic;
• the medical services being provided;
• the professional or regulatory status of the business where relevant;
• directors and beneficial owners;
• monthly processing turnover;
• average transaction value;
• maximum transaction value;
• the proportion of card-present and card-not-present transactions;
• refund and cancellation policies;
• previous processing history;
• chargebacks;
• how far in advance payment is taken;
• countries in which patients are located;
• whether products are also being sold online; and
• the clinic's website and customer terms.

Our guide to merchant account underwriting explains the wider information providers may consider before approving an application.

Card Machines for Private Medical Practices

For many clinics, reception remains one of the most important payment points.

A modern card machine can enable a clinic to accept debit cards, credit cards, contactless payments and supported digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.

But the physical terminal itself is only part of the decision.

A clinic should also consider:

• whether terminals need to be portable;
• how many devices are required;
• whether different locations require separate reporting;
• whether refunds can be controlled by user permissions;
• how quickly processed funds settle;
• whether the terminal can integrate with practice software; and
• how card transactions are reconciled against patient invoices.

Where a terminal is not integrated with the practice software, a receptionist may need to enter a transaction value into the clinic system and then manually key the same amount into the terminal.

This creates duplicate work and can introduce the possibility of:

• incorrect amounts being keyed;
• payments being assigned to the wrong patient;
• transactions being missed during reconciliation; and
• finance teams having to manually match card settlements against invoices.

For a small practice processing a handful of transactions this may be manageable. For a larger clinic group, the operational cost of manual reconciliation can become much more significant.

Integrated Card Payments for Private Clinics

An integrated payment setup connects the payment transaction with another part of the clinic's software environment.

Instead of staff manually entering an amount into a terminal, the practice-management, booking or billing system can pass the payment value to the payment technology.

Once payment is completed, the transaction status can potentially be returned to the relevant software.

Depending on the system, integrated payments can support:

• booking deposits;
• payments at reception;
• online payments;
• invoice payment links;
• automatic payment-status updates;
• refunds;
• transaction reporting;
• payment history against an appointment or invoice; and
• accounting reconciliation.

Our guide to integrated payment solutions explains the wider integration models available to businesses using specialist software.

Practice Management Software Can Determine Which Payment Providers You Can Use

This is one of the most important considerations for a private healthcare business reviewing its payments.

The payment provider cannot always be selected independently from the practice software.

Some practice-management systems have payment functionality built into the platform. Others integrate with a particular processor or gateway. Some provide several payment options, while others allow external transactions to be recorded even when the clinic uses a separate terminal provider.

Examples of systems used across private healthcare and clinic environments include platforms such as Cliniko and Pabau.

Cliniko and payments

Cliniko currently allows practices to request online payments, send invoices containing payment links and require deposits for selected online bookings.

Its current online-payment functionality requires a connected Stripe account.

This matters when a clinic considers changing processors because removing Stripe may also affect payment functions used within the practice software.

Pabau and payments

Pabau also offers payment functionality that can include booking deposits, payment links, QR-code payments and card-payment tools.

Its current support documentation states that its core payment-processing system is powered by Stripe.

This does not mean a clinic can never use another payment arrangement for other payment channels. It does mean the business should establish exactly which Pabau features depend on Stripe before changing its existing setup.

Why software dependency matters

A clinic might be offered a lower processing rate by another merchant provider, but the saving may be less attractive if moving means:

• losing online booking deposits;
• manually recording previously integrated transactions;
• changing patient payment links;
• introducing an additional reconciliation process;
• changing card terminals;
• losing stored payment functionality; or
• having to replace other parts of the software environment.

For software-dependent businesses, payments should therefore be treated as both a commercial decision and a technology decision.

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Questions to Ask Your Practice Software Provider Before Changing Payments

Before cancelling a merchant account or payment processor, ask the software provider:

• Which payment processors are currently supported?
• Is the payment integration optional or mandatory?
• Can we use an external card terminal?
• Can external payments still be recorded against a patient invoice?
• Which provider handles online booking deposits?
• Which provider processes payment links?
• Are stored card credentials or tokens tied to the existing processor?
• What happens to recurring transactions if we switch?
• Can another payment provider integrate through an API?
• Does changing processor remove any software functionality?
• Are there separate software fees for integrated payments?
• What migration support is available?

Ideally, answer these questions before signing a replacement merchant agreement, rather than discovering an integration issue after the existing service has been cancelled.

Taking Deposits for Private Medical Appointments

Booking deposits can be valuable where a doctor, consultant, diagnostic facility or other specialist reserves significant time or resources for an individual patient.

A clinic might require:

• a fixed booking fee;
• a percentage deposit;
• payment of the full consultation fee in advance; or
• different deposit rules depending on the service being booked.

The payment technology should ideally make it clear:

• which appointment the payment relates to;
• how much the patient has already paid;
• what balance remains outstanding;
• whether the deposit is refundable;
• how a cancellation is handled; and
• whether the amount can be automatically recognised against the final invoice.

Modern practice platforms increasingly include deposit functionality within online booking, which can reduce administration but also increases the importance of the underlying payment integration.

Payment Links for Private Healthcare

Payment links can be particularly useful in private healthcare because they allow the clinic to request payment without the patient being physically present.

A secure payment link may be sent by email or text and used for:

• appointment deposits;
• consultation fees;
• insurance excesses;
• outstanding balances;
• diagnostic charges;
• remote consultations;
• follow-up appointments; and
• invoices issued following treatment.

The patient enters their own card information into a secure payment page rather than giving their card details directly to clinic staff.

For some payment journeys, this can provide a practical alternative to manually taking card details over the telephone.

Our guide to accepting online payments without a website covers payment links and other remote-payment options in more detail.

Telephone Payments and Virtual Terminals

Telephone bookings remain common across private healthcare.

Where the clinic needs to take card details over the telephone, the transaction may be processed using a virtual terminal or another approved MOTO – Mail Order/Telephone Order facility.

MOTO transactions are card-not-present payments and may be treated differently from face-to-face transactions for pricing, security and underwriting purposes.

A clinic considering telephone payments should compare:

• whether MOTO is permitted on the merchant account;
• transaction pricing;
• user permissions;
• how transactions appear in reporting;
• PCI DSS requirements;
• refund controls; and
• whether a payment link could replace some telephone payments.

Read our MOTO merchant account guide for more information.

Online and Virtual Medical Consultations

Private healthcare is not always delivered from a physical clinic.

Some businesses provide remote consultations, online primary care or follow-up appointments through video and digital platforms.

This changes the payment journey because there may be no reception desk at all.

Payment might instead be collected:

• during online booking;
• before the consultation;
• through an emailed payment request;
• using a patient portal; or
• following the consultation through an invoice.

Where services are delivered remotely, the payment provider should understand the business model and how and when the medical service is supplied.

Private Healthcare Regulation and Merchant Underwriting

Payment-provider underwriting should not be confused with healthcare regulation.

A payment provider is deciding whether it is prepared to process transactions for the business. Healthcare regulators are considering whether the business or practitioner meets the requirements applicable to the healthcare services being provided.

In England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates relevant health and social care activities and publishes specific registration guidance for GPs, independent consulting doctors and other healthcare providers.

The exact registration requirements depend on the activities being carried out and the structure of the provider.

Doctors practising in the UK are separately subject to the applicable General Medical Council (GMC) professional requirements.

Where doctors charge patients privately, current GMC guidance says patients should be told about fees before investigation or treatment begins, including how much they need to pay and when.

A payment provider may consequently ask a healthcare merchant for information relevant to the individual business, potentially including professional registrations, company details and evidence explaining the medical services being offered.

Providers determine their own underwriting requirements, so acceptance by one processor does not guarantee acceptance by another.

Are Private Healthcare Businesses High Risk for Card Processing?

Private healthcare is not automatically classified as high risk by every payment provider.

A private GP practice collecting relatively low-value consultation fees may present a very different payment profile from a clinic taking large advance payments for procedures several months into the future.

Providers may consider factors such as:

• the exact medical services provided;
• average transaction size;
• maximum transaction size;
• monthly processing volume;
• how far in advance patients pay;
• refund exposure;
• chargeback history;
• online versus in-person transactions;
• countries being served;
• whether physical products are also sold;
• subscription or recurring-payment models;
• regulatory requirements; and
• previous merchant-account history.

The appropriate provider therefore depends on the actual business model rather than the word healthcare appearing on the application.

High-Value Medical Payments

Some private clinics process transactions considerably larger than an ordinary consultation fee.

This can include diagnostics, specialist procedures, treatment programmes and other higher-value healthcare services.

A provider may want to understand both the average transaction value and the maximum payment likely to appear on the account.

This matters because an account approved on the basis of £150 consultations may not necessarily have been underwritten for regular transactions worth several thousand pounds.

Clinics should describe their genuine transaction profile accurately at application stage and make providers aware of unusually high transaction values.

Future Delivery and Advance Payments

Underwriters may also look at the time between payment and delivery of the healthcare service.

Taking payment immediately after a consultation creates a different financial exposure from collecting the full cost of a procedure several months before treatment takes place.

Where significant amounts are collected in advance, a provider may pay closer attention to:

• cancellation rights;
• refund policies;
• financial stability;
• treatment timescales;
• advance-payment values; and
• historic chargebacks.

Depending on the provider and merchant profile, additional underwriting conditions may apply.

Those conditions should be assessed alongside the transaction rate when comparing merchant accounts.

Refunds and Cancellations

Refund functionality is particularly important in healthcare because appointments can be cancelled, procedures postponed and treatment plans changed.

A clinic should establish:

• who is authorised to process refunds;
• whether partial refunds are possible;
• how refunds appear within practice software;
• whether the original transaction can easily be located;
• how deposits are handled under the cancellation policy;
• how long refunds normally take to reach the cardholder; and
• how the accounting system remains reconciled after a refund.

Clear payment and cancellation terms are especially important where deposits or significant advance payments are being collected.

Chargebacks in Private Healthcare

A chargeback occurs when a cardholder disputes a transaction through their card issuer and it enters the relevant card-scheme dispute process.

A private clinic should maintain appropriate payment and commercial records so that it can respond to a dispute where required.

Depending on the circumstances, useful information may include:

• evidence that the patient authorised the payment;
• appointment records;
• invoices;
• payment receipts;
• the clinic's terms and cancellation policy;
• refund records; and
• relevant correspondence.

Clinical information should not simply be disclosed because a payment dispute has occurred. Healthcare businesses need to continue following applicable confidentiality and data-protection requirements when dealing with patient information.

Patient Data, Health Data and Payment Data

Private healthcare creates an important distinction between ordinary payment information and medical information.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) confirms that information concerning a person's health is special-category personal data under UK GDPR and receives additional protection.

The ICO also explains that information such as appointment details or invoices can sometimes constitute health data where they reveal something about an individual's health status.

Private healthcare businesses should therefore understand what information is moving between:

• practice-management software;
• booking systems;
• payment gateways;
• payment processors;
• accounting platforms;
• insurer systems; and
• patient communications.

A payment reference generally does not need unnecessary clinical information within it.

This becomes particularly important where payment systems are integrated directly with patient-management or clinical software.

PCI DSS and Private Healthcare Payments

Businesses accepting card payments also need to understand the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

The clinic's exact responsibilities depend on how card information is accepted and which providers and technologies are involved.

For example, a provider-hosted online payment page creates a different card-data environment from staff manually entering payment information into a virtual terminal.

PCI DSS should therefore form part of the payment review where a clinic takes payments:

• online;
• over the telephone;
• through integrated software;
• using stored payment credentials; or
• across several payment channels.

Healthcare data protection and PCI DSS are separate considerations. A clinic should not assume that because a payment platform is PCI compliant, the wider healthcare technology environment automatically satisfies its data-protection responsibilities.

Multi-Site Private Clinics

Payments can become considerably more complex when a healthcare business operates several locations.

A group may want each clinic to have its own terminals while management retains central visibility of payment activity across the organisation.

Questions to consider include:

• Should each clinic have a separate merchant ID?
• Does the legal entity differ between locations?
• Can settlement reports be filtered by site?
• Can transactions be separated by practitioner?
• Can the finance team see consolidated reporting?
• Can individual clinics issue refunds?
• Who controls payment-user permissions?
• Can online payments be allocated to the correct location?
• How are payment fees allocated?
• Can the structure expand when another clinic opens?

A payment arrangement that worked for one clinic can therefore become inefficient as the business grows.

Merchant Accounts for Healthcare Groups and Higher-Volume Clinics

Larger healthcare businesses should look beyond headline card-processing percentages.

At greater processing volumes, pricing model, settlement, scheme fees, reporting and payment architecture can materially affect the total commercial cost.

A higher-volume clinic or healthcare group may want to compare:

• blended pricing versus Interchange++;
• gateway charges;
• authorisation fees;
• terminal rental;
• chargeback fees;
• refund fees;
• cross-border and international card costs;
• settlement timing;
• minimum monthly charges;
• integration costs;
• PCI-related charges; and
• contract and termination terms.

The cheapest advertised transaction rate does not necessarily represent the lowest overall payment cost.

Settlement Times and Healthcare Cash Flow

Settlement is the process by which processed card funds are paid into the clinic's nominated bank account.

Settlement schedules vary by payment provider and merchant profile.

This can become particularly relevant where a healthcare business:

• has a high monthly payroll;
• pays consultants or practitioners;
• operates several clinics;
• has substantial diagnostic or laboratory costs;
• takes large volumes of self-pay transactions; or
• is moving from a provider with faster settlement.

When comparing offers, clinics should therefore ask both what will card processing cost? and when will the money reach the business?

Taking Payments for More Than One Practitioner

Some private clinics operate as a single healthcare business employing or contracting multiple practitioners. Others provide facilities to independent consultants who have their own commercial arrangements.

This distinction can affect how the payment structure should be set up.

Before combining several practitioners under one merchant account, establish:

• which legal entity is selling the service to the patient;
• which entity should appear on the patient's card statement;
• who is responsible for refunds and disputes;
• where the funds should settle;
• whether practitioners need separate reporting; and
• whether the proposed structure has been explained to the payment provider.

Complex flows should be disclosed accurately rather than forced through a conventional single-merchant arrangement that does not reflect how the clinic actually operates.

Recurring Payments and Repeat Treatment

Some private healthcare businesses see patients repeatedly over a period of time.

Where the clinic wants to use recurring card payments or retain a tokenised payment credential for future transactions, it should confirm that this is supported by both the payment provider and the practice software.

Important questions include:

• how the patient's authority is captured;
• how payment credentials are tokenised;
• which system controls subsequent transactions;
• how failed payments are handled;
• how patients can stop future payments; and
• whether payment tokens can be migrated if the clinic later changes provider.

Token portability can become a particularly important issue during a payment-provider migration.

Switching Merchant Account Provider as a Private Clinic

Switching can be relatively straightforward where a business only uses a standalone terminal.

It becomes much more complicated when payments are embedded into booking, invoicing, patient management or recurring-payment workflows.

Before cancelling the existing provider, map every place where the current payment system is used.

This may include:

• reception terminals;
• online booking deposits;
• payment links;
• virtual terminals;
• stored card tokens;
• recurring payments;
• patient portals;
• invoice payments;
• practice-management software;
• accounting integrations;
• mobile applications; and
• automated reconciliation.

Only once those dependencies are understood should the clinic establish whether a proposed replacement provider can support them.

Our guide to switching merchant services explains the wider migration process.

Switching Away From Stripe in a Private Healthcare Business

Stripe is widely used as an underlying payment processor within modern software platforms, including some systems used by healthcare and clinic businesses.

This creates an important distinction between a clinic that chose Stripe directly and one that uses Stripe because its practice software relies on it.

Before changing away from Stripe, establish:

• which parts of the clinic's software use Stripe;
• whether another processor is supported;
• whether terminals form part of the same integration;
• what happens to deposits and payment links;
• whether stored tokens can be migrated;
• whether a gateway-only change is possible;
• whether the clinic can keep its software but use a separate terminal provider; and
• what functionality would be lost after the change.

For an integrated clinic, changing payment provider should therefore be treated as a technology migration as well as a pricing exercise.

What Should Private Doctors and Clinics Compare?

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How to Choose a Payment Provider for a Private Healthcare Business

Start by documenting the payment environment rather than requesting generic card-processing quotes.

A useful provider brief should include:

• the healthcare services offered;
• the legal entity operating the clinic;
• regulatory or professional status where relevant;
• annual and monthly card turnover;
• average transaction value;
• maximum transaction value;
• percentage of self-pay versus insured activity;
• percentage of face-to-face versus remote transactions;
• number of clinic locations;
• number of card terminals required;
• practice-management software;
• booking-system requirements;
• online payment requirements;
• MOTO requirements;
• recurring-payment requirements;
• accounting integrations;
• existing payment provider;
• current contract position; and
• any previous payment-processing issues.

This gives potential providers enough information to determine whether they can genuinely support the business rather than producing a quote based only on turnover.

The Best Private Healthcare Payment Solution Depends on the Clinic

There is no single payment provider that is automatically best for every private doctor or medical clinic.

A single-site consultant practice may prioritise simplicity, a reliable card terminal and payment links.

A high-volume private clinic may care more about transaction pricing, settlement and integrated reconciliation.

A multi-site healthcare group may need centralised reporting, multiple merchant IDs and more sophisticated integrations.

A clinic heavily dependent on a particular practice-management platform may find that its software determines which processors it can realistically use.

The best approach is therefore to compare providers against the complete commercial, operational and technical requirements of the healthcare business.

Building a Better Private Healthcare Payment Journey

For private healthcare providers, payments increasingly sit between the clinical, administrative and technology sides of the business.

The strongest setup is one that makes payment straightforward for the patient while reducing unnecessary work behind the scenes.

A well-designed journey might allow a patient to:

1. choose an appointment online;
2. pay the required deposit securely;
3. receive confirmation automatically;
4. attend the consultation;
5. pay any remaining balance in person or remotely;
6. receive an accurate receipt or invoice; and
7. have the transaction reconciled against the correct appointment and clinic record without staff manually entering the same information several times.

For the clinic, the objective is not simply to take cards.

It is to create a payment infrastructure that works with the way the healthcare business actually operates across patients, practitioners, appointments, insurers, locations, software and finance.

How Merchant Advice Service Helps Private Healthcare Businesses

Merchant Advice Service is an independent UK payments information, comparison and provider-matching service.

For private healthcare businesses, we look at the wider payment requirement before considering potential provider routes.

This can include:

• how patients currently pay;
• whether the business is self-pay, insured or a mixture of both;
• average and maximum transaction values;
• existing card-processing arrangements;
• practice-management software;
• required integrations;
• online booking and deposit requirements;
• card-present and card-not-present payments;
• number of clinics and practitioners;
• settlement requirements;
• current contract terms;
• processing history; and
• underwriting considerations that may affect provider suitability.

The objective is not to send applications to every available processor. It is to understand the healthcare business and its payment infrastructure first, then consider providers that may fit those requirements.

Final underwriting, acceptance, pricing and commercial terms remain the responsibility of the relevant payment provider.

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Sources and Reference Organisations

• Care Quality Commission (CQC) – GPs and independent consulting doctors
• General Medical Council (GMC) – fees and private patient guidance
• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) – health and special-category data
• Healthcode – Q2 2026 private healthcare invoice data
• Cliniko – online payments and Stripe integration
• Pabau – clinic payments and payment-provider integration

Editorial disclosure: References to payment platforms, practice-management systems and healthcare organisations are included to explain how private-clinic payment environments can operate. Inclusion does not constitute a recommendation or ranking. Payment-provider appetite, pricing, integrations and software functionality can change and should be confirmed directly before making a commercial decision.

This article provides general payments information and is not medical, legal, regulatory or data-protection advice. Healthcare businesses should confirm their individual regulatory and professional requirements with the relevant organisations and advisers.