Clinical standards and governance

Who operates The Nelford Clinic, who makes prescribing decisions, how clinical content is reviewed, and the regulators and evidence sources that inform it - so you can verify each independently.

Who operates this service

Legal identity

The Nelford Clinic is the patient-facing trading name of Nelford Clinic Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17399876). Nelford Clinic Ltd is also registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office under the trading name “The Nelford Clinic”. Registered office: Flat 3 at 1 Lansdowne Terrace, Morris Lane, Devizes, England, SN10 1NX.

Clinical service area

Who we treat

At present, Nelford's clinical services are intended for patients located in England.

This is a separate statement from Nelford Clinic Ltd’s company registration in England and Wales, and from the GPhC’s professional-regulation jurisdiction across Great Britain (below) - each describes a different thing, and none should be read as the others.

Regulators and official registrations

These are the specific regulators and official registers directly relevant to The Nelford Clinic. Each entry below links to the regulator’s own site so you can check it independently.

Information Commissioner’s Office

Data protection registration

Nelford Clinic Ltd is the data controller for personal information handled through this website and the clinical service, and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent regulator for data protection, under registration reference ZC222616.

Registration reference: ZC222616. Registered: 14 August 2026. Registration expires: 13 August 2027, unless renewed.

View ICO registration →

General Pharmaceutical Council

Professional regulation of the prescribing clinician

Clinical prescribing decisions are made by a UK-registered and regulated clinician. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) regulates pharmacy professionals - pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises - across Great Britain. It regulates the individual professional; it does not regulate Nelford Clinic Ltd as a business.

Abel Getachew, UK-registered clinician, GPhC registration number 2217107.

Verify professional registration on the GPhC register →

Companies House

Legal entity

Nelford Clinic Ltd is registered in England and Wales (company number 17399876). Registered office: Flat 3 at 1 Lansdowne Terrace, Morris Lane, Devizes, England, SN10 1NX.

Company information on Companies House →

Clinical standards and evidence sources

The bodies below set authoritative UK guidance and standards that inform how The Nelford Clinic prepares clinical content. None of them regulate, approve or endorse The Nelford Clinic as a business, and referencing their guidance is not a claim of accreditation by them.

How clinical content is prepared

Patient-facing clinical content is prepared by Abel Getachew, UK-registered clinician (GPhC 2217107), drawing on authoritative UK sources, and is intended to be reviewed periodically as guidance changes. Each condition page links its specific sources directly, rather than listing every regulator on every page regardless of relevance.

NICE guidance

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishes evidence-based guidance for health and care in England. Where relevant to a specific condition, our clinical content is reviewed against current NICE guidance. NICE is a guidance body, not a regulator of The Nelford Clinic, and does not approve or endorse this service.

MHRA medicines safety

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regulates the safety of medicines and medical devices in the UK. Medicines-safety information published on this site is reviewed against current MHRA safety communications where relevant, and suspected side effects can be reported through the MHRA’s Yellow Card Scheme - see Patient safety.

Prescribing governance

Our prescribing governance references recognised professional frameworks, including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competency Framework for All Prescribers where relevant, alongside the clinician’s own GPhC professional standards and obligations.

Advertising and medicines-information standards

Public-facing healthcare and medicine content on this site is reviewed against applicable UK advertising and medicines-information requirements, including the standards set by the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committee of Advertising Practice (ASA/CAP). This site does not promote prescription-only medicines by name, guarantee treatment outcomes, use misleading price comparisons, or create false urgency.

If you need help urgently

The Nelford Clinic is not an emergency or urgent-care service. For a medical emergency call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. For urgent but non-emergency concerns, call NHS 111 or use NHS 111 online. See Patient safety for full guidance.

Complaints

If something about your experience with The Nelford Clinic wasn’t right, see the Complaints page for how to raise it and what happens next. You can also call 020 4569 0644.

Official sources

These are independent, official resources, not a claim of accreditation or endorsement by The Nelford Clinic.