Respecting duty of care and patient safety when training and prescribing

‘All prescribers must take individual responsibility for their prescribing decisions and should recognise that there are certain areas of practice where remote prescribing is unlikely to be...

The aesthetics journey: prescribing and the new practitioner

Much is documented regarding the practices of prescribing in aesthetics (both in relation to a clinician's own patients and when prescribing for others). Equally, there is guidance available for...

A helping hand in aesthetic challenges: professional practice and overcoming hurdles

Once I became a member of the BACN, I found the organisation to be a vibrant association whose aim was to assist and help its members in their clinical practice, as well as with all associated...

Back to basics: stepping into aesthetics and continuing professional development

Nurses often choose their profession as a career path as they have a desire to make a difference, care for others, use their clinical skills and spend quality time interacting with people. However,...

Misleading or misinformed? Investigations into irresponsible advertising

Recently, the JCCP brought three complaints of advertising malpractice to the attention of the ASA. The ASA reported that the points raised across each of the three complaints were considered prima...

Aesthetics in Ireland: the publication of IS EN 16844

Practice standard for the management of dermal filler complications

To be competent to administer dermal fillers, professionals must ensure that they are able to:.

Aesthetic academies

» With the number of academies providing substandard and negligent courses on the rise, the question is: how do we divert prospective students and existing practitioners to one of the few officially...

The forum for aesthetics education

BACN's history goes back 1998, when a small group of nurses came together to create first-class standards in aesthetic sector. In 2000, they approached the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) for support,...

PIAPA introduces new Chair and Vice Chair

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I would also like to say farewell to the former chair of PIAPA, Yvonne Senior, who has taken the organisation from a few colleagues...

Implementation of the JCCP Premises Standards for cosmetic interventions

The JCCP recognise that premises where aesthetic procedures are delivered vary from practitioners' and patients' homes to Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered premises, and the scope of these...

Responsibilities and qualities of an ethical trainer

There is no set formula for how many delegates per tutor there should be, and for some training schools, the prerogative can depend on the complexity and content of the course, as well as the...