Getting to know an unlikely bunch: part two

The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) has two registers: one for educational providers that meet its rigorous delivery and assessment standards, and the second for professionals that meet its requirements and experience. The practitioner register is also split into two parts for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and for beauty therapists, the latter only allowing for registration in certain skin-based modalities up to a certain level, notably not injectables or hair restoration surgery. Ensuring that this register is robust, fit for purpose and equitable are Andrew Rankin and Professor Mary Lovegrove OBE. Andrew is an aesthetic nurse who is well known for previously residing as Vice Chair of the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN) and producing many thorough protocols and policy documents within the sector as a whole.

Mary is an Emeritus Professor of Education and Development for allied health professions at London South Bank University and a diagnostic radiographer. She is another board member who came to the table without hands-on experience in aesthetics, but has an incredible and diverse history in healthcare leadership and education. Mary has vast research experience and has led a number of European and international projects associated with workforce improvements and education developments for allied health, including in China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and Singapore. Her experience and roles in various other committees and projects puts her in a unique and qualified position to grow the register in an ethical and duteous direction.