TYCT Newsletter January 2016

Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners to be set up

The British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN) and British Academy of Cosmetic Medicine (BCAM) announced their intention to work together to found a Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP).
DH and HEE say they would like to support in principle the JCCP, recognising that for it to be credible it would need to have widespread support from stakeholders including practitioners engaged in delivering non-surgical treatments.

The BACN / BCAM proposal to Government includes the setting of Standards; the keeping of a Register of qualified practitioners; a Charter Mark. These are already characteristics of Treatments you can Trust you will recognise,
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At the same time as these announcements, from TYCT we said:

• Treatments You Can Trust (TYCT) welcomes the announcement of the new cosmetic joint council led by the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN) and the British College of Aesthetic Medicine
• Treatments You Can Trust looks forward to making proposals to the council; TYCT already provides a register of treatment providers with a globally leading provider of medical registers, which will assist the goals of the council
• Other recommendations for cosmetic training don’t go far enough, but doctors and nurses will play a key role in raising industry standards in that the proposals should be mandatory
• Essential for future patient safety that clinical audit must be a part of the activities for JCCP
• Proficiency of practitioners when achieved must be clearly communicated to the public.