Clamping down on poor practice

What a fabulous month March has been, with the glimmers of spring arriving and the start of some promising medical aesthetic events. While I was not personally present for this year's event, I thoroughly enjoyed watching from afar how everyone interacted and came together for the Aesthetics Conference and Exhibition (ACE) and even more so delighted in the outcome of the Aesthetics Awards ceremony. The British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN) took home the award for Professional Initiative of the year for their code of professional conduct. This is an extremely important piece of work that will help to lead the way for nurses in medical aesthetics. Well-deserved congratulations are due to Anna Baker and Sharon Bennett (chair of BACN), the driving forces behind this remarkable piece of work, which highlights the ethos and key principles of medical aesthetic practise for nurses. Given the unfortunate recent press negative coverage related to unsafe practice, this work comes at very appropriate timing. The very fact that BACN nurses are striving to regulate their practice and regularly highlight the absolute necessity for good practice will undoubtedly bring us even more credibility and respect. This professional code was a huge project that was a result of the contribution and input of many experienced aesthetic nurses who should be feeling very proud, especially when considering the other exceptional pieces of work that were submitted into this category.