HOW TO HIRE · HEALTH & WELLBEING

Hiring a practitioner in Ireland
Some of this work is restricted by law. Each guide says which.

39 guides for hiring practitioners in Ireland, each one checked against the regulator, the statute or the official consumer guidance, with the sources and the month at the end. What to check, what to ask, what a fair quote looks like and what you should be handed when the job is done.

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Grouped the way you would ask for them. Every guide covers the checks, the questions and the quote for that job — then takes you to the practitioners who cover your area.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

What every health & wellbeing guide covers

The checks before you book

The HCPC Register and professional indemnity — HCPC registrants must have an indemnity arrangement in place as a condition of registration, and trader status under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 — each guide says which of them applies to its own job.

The questions worth asking

Six to eight questions for the job — what is included, who actually comes, what happens if something is damaged — each with what a good answer from a practitioner sounds like.

What a fair quote looks like

What the written quote should contain, the warning signs, and what you should be handed when the job is done — the invoice, and the sign-off where the job produces one.

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How these guides are made

Checked at the sourceEvery legal, safety or qualification point is taken from the regulator or the statute itself, linked in the guide's sources with the month it was reviewed.
IndependentNo provider is named or recommended. The guides describe what to look for; the search shows who is near you, nearest first.
Kept currentEach guide shows the month it was last reviewed. When a rule changes, the guides it affects are updated and the date moves with them.

Questions people ask

It depends on the job. 9 guides in this category name a register or a licence that applies to the work; 30 guides say that none does. Each guide names the body, links to it, and says what the registration covers.

The work itself, what is not included, the materials, the call-out if there is one, the dates, and the total with VAT shown separately. In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts.

An invoice with the trader's name and address, a note of any guarantee and how long it runs, and — where materials were supplied — their own warranties. Check the work against the written scope before anyone leaves.

Say what is wrong in writing first: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 a service must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and work that is not must be put right. If that fails, the Small Claims procedure handles consumer claims up to £10,000 (small claims track) in England and Wales, £5,000 (simple procedure) in Scotland and £5,000 (small claims court) in Northern Ireland.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. HCPC — professions and protected titles
  2. HCPC — check the Register
  3. HCPC — misuse of title
  4. HCPC — understanding the regulation of psychologists
  5. HCPC — professional indemnity
  6. GDC — illegal practice
  7. GPhC — registers
  8. Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
  9. NMC — search the register
  10. GOsC — protecting the title 'osteopath'
  11. GOsC — register search
  12. GCC — what we do
  13. Medical Act 1983, section 49
  14. gov.uk — Health professionals and pharmaceutical products (VAT Notice 701/57)
  15. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 49 — reasonable care and skill
  16. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 54 — consumer's rights for services
  17. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 30 — cancellation period
  18. Citizens Advice — deciding whether to make a small claim (England and Wales)
  19. Scottish Courts and Tribunals — guide to simple procedure
  20. nidirect — small claims process (Northern Ireland)