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<p>The General Medical Council has introduced new guidance which sets out the standards
for doctors carrying out cosmetic procedures. The guidance applies to all doctors
who carry out both surgical and non-surgical procedures. The guidance says doctors
must advertise and market services responsibly; give patients time for reflection;
seek a patient’s consent themselves, not delegate it; provide continuity of care and
support patient safety by making full and accurate records of consultations and contributing
to programmes to monitor quality and outcomes, including registers for devices such
as breast implants.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recommends that anyone considering
accessing cosmetic interventions, chooses a registered health professional or someone
who is registered with an accredited voluntary register (AVR). A number of AVRs for
practitioners preforming cosmetic interventions are already established. Using a practitioner
registered with an AVR provides assurance that the practitioner is appropriately qualified,
registered and insured.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 September 2017 I laid new regulations
in parliament to impose a duty on the Care Qualtiy Commission to rate and assess the
performance of providers of surgical procedures for cosmetic purposes where the procedure
requires intravenous sedation, general anaesthesia or the insertion of an implant.
These regulations are due to come into force on 31 October.</p>
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