Implementation of the JCCP Premises Standards for cosmetic interventions

At the Journal of Aesthetic Nursing's annual conference, held in January of this year, delegates listened to a debate entitled ‘Is there anything wrong with providing aesthetic procedures as a mobile practitioner?’. When answering this question, all aesthetic nurse practitioners are urged to consider their responsibilities to their Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Practice, and ensure that they promote professionalism and trust at all times.

Helena Collier, in her keynote address, gave an appalling example of a surgeon who offered treatments in a hotel in conjunction with the consumption of alcohol. This is highly unprofessional and unethical practice, and should be condemned by this sector. In order to ensure the end of such practices, the JCCP have produced the new Premises Standards for Conferences, Exhibitions and Mobile Working. These standards require that JCCP registrants self-certificate any premises or areas where any of the following five modalities are performed:

The new standards include the following considerations: