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The need for regulation grows ever more urgent
Abstract
For those in favour of regulation of the field of medical aesthetics, it seems that change is often promised, but it is too slow in coming. While this sector of medicine remains unregulated, patients may be at risk. In this article, Helena Collier discusses the need for regulation in medical aesthetics, and the attempts that have been made to do this so far
I found it very concerning to recently read the words of MP Alberto Costa:
‘I am looking at a time scale of about two or three years to get to a point where the government will propose legislation. My job is to encourage the government to do that.’
Mr Costa, a South Leicestershire MP, recently tabled a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall on the regulation of non-surgical aesthetic procedures in the UK. While I commend him for raising his concerns, I am not holding my breath for a government response. A two to three-year timescale to propose legislation is simply not good enough; it is wildly unreasonable and illogical. The industry must demand urgent government action.
In 2007, the UK government refused to implement statutory regulation despite the strong recommendations of an expert working group. It would seem that even then, our sector failed to be recognised or respected as a serious branch of medicine. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care commented:
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