The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has partnered with the newly-established Qualification Council for Cosmetic Procedures
(QCCP) to launch new aesthetic qualifications for healthcare professionals.
The QCCP concept was initiated by government-approved register Save Face, with the intention to develop competency-based qualifications in aesthetic medicine that are regulated and awarded by the RSPH. The first two qualifications launched by the QCCP are the Medical Aesthetics Certificate in Understanding the Safe Use of
Botulinum Toxin in Cosmetic Procedures and the Medical Aesthetics Certificate in Understanding the Safe Use of Dermal Fillers in CosmeticProcedures. To gain the qualification, healthcare professionals must pass a two-hour online exam to assess their knowledge and understanding of safe practice fundamentals. They may take a free online self-assessment prior to their exam to identify their learning needs and choose to access relevant further training from a list of RSPH-approved training centres should they need.
Practitioners on the QCCP council include pharmacist Gillian Murray, who is the council lead, and council members Dr Lee Walker and Dr Cormac Convey, and nurse prescriber Emma Davies.
Murray said, “We are excited to be working with The Royal Society for Public Health in bringing a suite of RSPH-regulated qualifications together for the cosmetic procedure industry. Current levels of education and training are not standardised across the UK among aesthetic practitioners. This gives rise to dierent practice standards and allows misleading claims of competence.”
Duncan Stephenson, deputy chief executive of the RSPH, said, “We are pleased to have partnered with the QCCP in developing this qualification, to both support healthcare professionals who administer these treatments and provide reassurance to the public.”
