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HIS compliance hub

HIS guides

Each guide answers one question a provider in Scotland asks about HIS, from the official sources it cites. There are 6 guides across 6 topics, last checked on 15 October 2026.

Step-by-step guides to preparing for HIS, from registration to the grades, each with templates you can copy and the sources behind it. Each guide ends with how wai does the work.

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A practice manager reviewing papers at a stone counter in a bright clinic loungeRegistrationHow do you register an independent clinic with Healthcare Improvement Scotland?An operations lead and a physician talking beside a vast sunlit window, a park belowInspectionHow do you prepare for a Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection?A clinician reading a report at a wide timber table, tall trees and towers beyond the glassSelf-evaluationHow do you write a Healthcare Improvement Scotland self-evaluation?A finance manager at a quiet oak desk ticking off a short list with a fountain pen, tall windows behindAfter inspectionHow do you respond to HIS requirements and recommendations?A clinician and a patient in conversation on a linen sofa in a tall-windowed consulting room, stone buildings beyondConsentWhat should aesthetic clinic consent records look like in Scotland?

More guides

  1. 15 Oct 2026How do Healthcare Improvement Scotland grades work?Grades

How the guides map to the HIS framework

The hub sets out the 3 headings HIS works to, and the guides take them one task at a time.

The 3 headings on the HIS hub

  1. Direction, 11 quality indicators on the hub. How clear is the service's vision and purpose and how supportive is its leadership and culture? Domains 1 and 2.
  2. Implementation and delivery, 13 quality indicators on the hub. How well does the service engage with its stakeholders and manage/improve its performance? Domains 3, 4 and 5.
  3. Results, 10 quality indicators on the hub. How well has the service demonstrated that it provides safe, person-centred care? Domains 6 and 7.

The 6 topics the guides are filed under

  1. Registration, 1 guide and about 9 minutes of reading. HIS registration for an independent clinic.
  2. Inspection, 1 guide and about 9 minutes of reading. Preparing for an HIS inspection.
  3. Self-evaluation, 1 guide and about 9 minutes of reading. The HIS self-evaluation, how to write it.
  4. After inspection, 1 guide and about 9 minutes of reading. Requirements and recommendations, how to respond.
  5. Consent, 1 guide and about 10 minutes of reading. Aesthetic clinic consent records in Scotland.
  6. Grades, 1 guide and about 8 minutes of reading. HIS grades explained.

Questions about the HIS guides

Which HIS guide should I read first?

Start with HIS registration for an independent clinic, the first guide on this page, about 9 minutes of reading, filed under Registration. The other 5 each stand on their own, so take them in the order your own preparation needs.

How do these guides relate to the HIS hub?

The HIS hub sets out the 3 headings HIS works to and how wai evidences each one. Each guide goes one level down, to a single task, with steps to follow, a template to copy, answers to common questions and the sources behind it.

How current are the HIS guides?

Every guide shows the date its facts were checked against the official sources it cites. All 6 were checked on 15 October 2026, the same date the hub shows beside its Updated line.

Are the HIS guides legal advice?

They are guidance, not legal advice, written from what HIS publishes, with a link to the source for each fact. HIS does not endorse wai or any software, and the grade for your organisation is decided by HIS.

How do I request a demo for HIS?

Request a demo from this page and it reaches the wai team with HIS already named, so the call starts from HIS rather than a general tour. You can also write to team@wellnessa-i.com.

The hub

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