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Licensing articles
Privè sees this as an opportunity for high-end clinics to differentiate themselves from “Wild West” competitors who are giving the industry a bad name.
Two in three cosmetic surgery injections in the UK are not administered by doctors
According to an analysis of the UK’s cosmetic injectables industry by UCL researchers, 68% of cosmetic practitioners who are administering injections such as Botox are not medical doctors.
'I was poisoned by fake Botox'
In recent weeks, 28 people in the north-east of England have been left with potentially fatal botulism after having anti-wrinkle injections believed to have been fake. Such reactions are usually so rare hospitals stock very little anti-toxin and they were in danger of running out.
Introduce UK Aesthetics Licensing “By July 2023”
It contains the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s recommendations for regulating non surgical aesthetics procedures in the UK...
Government to crack down on unregulated cosmetic procedures
Amendment to Health and Care Bill will give the Health Secretary powers to introduce a licence for non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox and fillers...
News Government must regulate non-surgical cosmetic procedures within a year
A new licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic procedures should be brought in by July 2023 to prevent vulnerable people being exploited, say a cross party group of MPs...
Aesthetic dentists call for an end to dangerous treatment
‘I can’t believe it’s taking this long’: After MPs called for more regulation on aesthetic treatments in light of a new report into body image...
THE HEALTH AND CARE ACT 2022
The new Health and Care Act 2022 gives the Government powers to introduce a licensing scheme for practitioners who operate in England for non-surgical cosmetic procedures....
MPs call on Government to address complete absence of regulation
Today, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing (the APPG), Chaired by Carolyn Harris MP and Judith Cummins MP, publishes its final report into botox, fillers and similar aesthetic....
Press Release - The Department of Health and Social Care Response
This important and awaited Government response was published on the 2nd February by the Department of Health and Social Care...
Press Release 13- Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP)
The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP), is a recently launched ‘self-regulating’ body for the non-surgical aesthetics and hair restoration...
The Times: Complaints About Non-Surgical Cosmetic Treatments Continue to Rise
Campaigners received a record number of complaints about non-surgical cosmetic procedures last year, raising fears over how...
Save Face Investigation Makes Front Page of The Times
Doctors are breaching medical guidance by handing out Botox prescriptions without having face-to-face consultations with patients...
The JCCP is committed to raising public awareness of the risks associated with various non-surgical and hair restoration surgery treatments.
As a consumer you probably know botulinum toxins through a brand name – Botox®. However, there are a number of brands which are licensed in the UK for cosmetic purposes...
Press Release - JCCP Publishes Updated Premises Standards
A Good Practice Guide for Education and Training Courses and a Simplified Application Form for JCCP Approved Education and Training Provider Status...
THE JCCP’S 10 POINT PLAN
The Joint Council For Cosmetic Practitioners is an organisation working closely with government and national bodies seeking greater regulation on...
Update on Licensing in England
As a reminder the Health and Care Act introduces a new licensing system for all practitioners who provide a range of more invasive non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as the injection of toxins and fillers that prohibits any individual in England from carrying out specified cosmetic procedures unless they have a personal licence.
The JCCP is committed to raising public awareness of the risks associated with various non-surgical and hair restoration treatments.
Whilst botulinum toxins are medicines which target muscles, dermal fillers by contrast are injectable implants, that are presented in the form of a viscous gel. Where botulinum toxins target expression lines, dermal fillers can target all forms of lines.
The Department of Health and Social Care Response to the 2022 Select Committee Report on the Impact of Body Image on Mental and Physical Health
This important and awaited Government response was published on the 2nd February by the Department of Health and Social Care i resposne to recommendations set down by the Health and Social Care Select Committee last August.
