About LCS Healthcare

Twenty years of helping healthcare providers meet — and exceed — the standards their regulators set.

Our story

LCS, a UK-wide consultancy

The LCS group began life in 2003, supporting individuals and organisations wishing to provide treatments in the healthcare sector. As regulation widened, so did we — extending our support to every type of healthcare provision requiring registration, and growing into the UK-wide LCS Healthcare of today.

Over more than two decades we have helped over 1,200 individuals and organisations gain and maintain registration with healthcare regulators, ensuring they not only meet but exceed the required standards — both at the outset and on an ongoing basis.

2003
Founded
1,200+
Registrations
4
UK nations
50+
Designated bodies

Our people

Clinically and legally qualified leadership

Our work is led by professionals who have practised medicine, managed regulated services and qualified in law — a rare combination that lets us see compliance from every angle.

Dr Philip Dobson

Medical Director · MBBS, GDipLaw, LLM, CRadP, MSRP, MRCPathME

A former GP and NHS practice partner of nine years, Philip is a Chartered Radiation Protection Professional and a CQC-recognised Expert Medical Practitioner. He holds a Master of Laws (Distinction) and is a qualified Public Notary, bringing together clinical, scientific and legal expertise in infection control and healthcare regulation.

Mrs Nichola Dobson

Regulatory Compliance Director · BSc(Hons), GDipLaw, LLM

A former physiotherapist and NHS employee of eight years, Nichola has served as a CQC Registered Manager — giving her direct, first-hand insight into what registration and inspection demand of a provider. Her qualifications span infection control, teaching, resuscitation and first aid, alongside a Master of Laws.

"Everything under one roof — no outsourcing, no hand-offs. The people who advise you are the people who do the work."
— The LCS approach

How we work

Our principles

  • In-house expertise. Qualified healthcare professionals handle your compliance — never outsourced.
  • Plain English, with the law behind it. Clear advice you can act on, grounded in the regulations.
  • A relationship, not a transaction. We support you from first application through years of maintenance.
  • Standards exceeded, not just met. We aim to leave you comfortably above the regulator's bar.

Work with a team that has seen it all

Whatever your service and whichever nation you practise in, we have very likely registered something like it before.