The rationale for the newly launched Clinical Advisory Group

The Clinical Advisory Group is aiming to make supply chains safer for both patients and medical aesthetic practitioners

The provision of clinical aesthetic services in the UK continues to be characterised by its rapid growth. As a consequence, both members of the public and practitioners require the provision of honest, proportionate, risk-assessed and accurate advice and opinion based on informed consultation and assessment. The question is: where do they go to obtain this?

The Joint Council of Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) is a charitable organisation. It is a recognised self-regulator of the non-surgical aesthetic industry in the UK, and the point of access for the public seeking information about this area of practice and, where appropriate, for raising concerns about practitioners. The JCCP places public protection and patient safety as the focus of its activities. The JCCP was founded on the principles of providing unbiased opinion and guidance to the public and the aesthetic sector. Therefore, it fulfils a vital role in the world of unmoderated practitioner and training forums, hyperbole and misinformation that is often formulated in the absence of empirical evidence or clinical judgement.