While aesthetic nurses do not work in a traditional healthcare setting, we are still, first and foremost, nurses. The four themes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Code (NMC, 2019) say that...
‘Always practise in line with the best available evidence. As a nurse, midwife or nursing associate, you have a responsibility to ensure that any information or advice that you provide via social...
»Although there is no vegan alternative to Botox (yet), there are other treatments and products out there that help with anti-ageing and are both vegan and cruelty-free« .
Nurses in aesthetics are predominately female, self-employed and often work part-time to fit in with family and childcare. The BACN short survey found that 63% of its members worked less than 35 hours...
It is common knowledge that, since its creation, the JCCP was asked to be inclusive of all professions and bring about the same standards and regulations for both health professionals and beauty...
Venturing back to basics, authors have put forward a vast array of learning styles, with Coffield et al (2014) suggesting that more than 70 have been identified. For simplicity%s sake, I prefer the...
» Lip treatments, or any involvement of the mouth, must always be considered a high-risk treatment. Combined treatments that involve the lips and other areas are probably the highest risk by virtue of...
There is a lot going on in the aesthetics industry. The Chartered Institute for Environmental Health (CIEH) has produced two reports focusing on how to improve the regulation of cosmetic treatments,...
The JCCP was formed following the publication of the Health Education England (HEE) Aesthetic Education and Training (2015), which recognised the need for an overarching register that allowed the...
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