What is a first-year minimum cost?
First-year minimum cost
The directory's own figure: the least you could pay a clinic in fees over your first twelve months, worked out from its price list. Medication is not included, and most patients need more appointments than the minimum.
Where you will see it
On clinic pages, clinic cards and the fee comparison.
Clinic fees comparedRelated terms
- CQC (Care Quality Commission)
The independent regulator of health and social care in England. All medical cannabis clinics must be registered with the CQC to operate legally.
- CQC rating
The Care Quality Commission's verdict on a clinic in England after an inspection: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate. It rates whether the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
- Dispensing pharmacy
A pharmacy that supplies your medicine against a prescription a clinic has sent it. It cannot supply without one.
- External pharmacy fee
A charge some clinics make for sending your prescription to a pharmacy other than the one they normally use.
- Follow-up consultation
A review appointment after treatment has started. Each clinic sets how often it needs them.
This is a plain-language definition for general understanding, not medical or legal advice.
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