06 Mar Cosmetic Non-Surgical Interventions—Qualification Requirements (I)
From documentation circulated to stakeholders by Health Education England (HEE) in 2015/16, it was clear that the intention is to introduce educational standards governing requirements for specified cosmetic procedures from 2016 with a target date of full implementation by 2018. The educational requirements will follow the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) which has replaced the National Qualification Framework (NQF). Although the HEE identified a wide range of treatments that needed to be included in the review of qualifications (amongst others: body piercing, branding, derma rolling, electrolysis, RF and ultrasound treatments, tattooing and various laser treatments) it was decided for the first...