The JCCP has been established as a vehicle to promote patient safety in the world of non-surgical aesthetics and hair restoration surgery. It achieves this by the provision of information/advice to the public and its ‘Practitioner Register’. Practitioners must meet stringent entry requirements, sign up to a strict Code of Practice and operate within a new set of standards and competences.
Over the last 10 years there has been a significantly high rise in the number and type of non-surgical aesthetic procedures performed in the UK. Many of these procedures come within the remit of ‘Regulators’ but many do not. Many non-medically and medically trained Practitioners are performing treatments that are considered to put patients at risk without the necessary supervision. There has also been a rise in complaints about treatments provided by medically trained Practitioners.
To regulate and provide a clear route of redress for the public an explicit set of competences was required for each procedure with accompanying clinical and practice-based standards. Many premises are not required to be inspected resulting in wide variations in quality and safety.
These omissions have led to Government led enquiries and the establishment of industry based working parties to address these issues.
From these processes have emerged the new Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) to oversee voluntary regulation and the Cosmetic Standards Practice Authority (CPSA) to set evidence-based practice standards.
20
Jan
2025
Ensuring safe prescribing standards in the cosmetic sector: The JCCP supports NMC’s determinations on a recent Fitness to Practice case relating to remote prescribing and delegation.
02
Dec
2024
Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) and the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery (BAHRS) announce a new partnership.
18
Nov
2024
Sunderland tragedy highlights need for stricter controls on weight-loss injections, as the JCCP urges medical oversight and warns of severe health risks from unlicensed treatments.
14
Oct
2024
JCCP Launches new Guidance on Buttock augmentation & other body contouring procedures – Guidance for Enforcement by Local Authority Authorised Officers.
08
Oct
2024
The JCCP has been actively involved in seeking the introduction of regulation to restrict procedures such as Brazilian Butt Lifts and others across the aesthetics sector
29
Aug
2024
The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dr. Patrick Treacy as a JCCP Key Opinion Leader (KOL).
27
Aug
2024
The JCCP has launched a new guide called "General principles for the provision of safe and effective insurance cover for aesthetic practitioners".
31
Jul
2024
This advisory is intended for the guidance of all individuals providing services using parenteral glutathione, for prescribers who authorise its use and for all organisations importing and/or supplying the medicine for cosmetic purposes.
29
May
2024
SAFEGUARDING: JCCP has received two separate cases about practitioners administering Kenalog® injections to children within a 24-hour period.
28
May
2024
Since June 2023, the JCCP has been alerted directly to several instances of illegal promotion of the Kenalog ® injection, a treatment for hay fever.
02
May
2024
Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) – Announces the Skin Appeal Training Academy Liverpool as a new Approved Education and Training Provider.
27
Feb
2024
The Public Narrative for 2024 by The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners and The Cosmetic Practice Standards Authority
02
Feb
2024
Dr Nash's research focuses on the everyday experiences and expertise of cosmetic practitioners offering non-surgical cosmetic enhancements in the UK.
11
Dec
2023
JCCP Announces the University of Manchester as a new Approved Education and Training Provider.
27
Nov
2023
JCCP Training Complaint Upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.
12
Sep
2023
JCCP Launches Video on Government's Cosmetic Regulation Consultation
12
Sep
2023
JCCP Launches Video on Government's Cosmetic Regulation Consultation
04
Sep
2023
The cosmetic treatments industry faces its biggest shake-up in a generation according to the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP).
18
May
2023
The JCCP has worked in collaboration with ‘Aesthetics CPD’ to produce a user friendly guide to licensing.
