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To: Scottish Government
Stop non- medically trained people administering toxins and dermal fillers
Legislate against non-medically trained people injecting facial aesthetics
Why is this important?
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to legislate that only medically qualified practitioners (I.e. nurses, doctors and dentists) be able to administer botulinum toxin (botox) and dermal fillers. Since 2017, all aesthetic nurses, doctors and dentists have been legally obliged to register with Health Improvement Scotland (HIS) to be able to carry out aesthetic procedures within Scotland. Whilst this process hopes to improve patient safety and hold a register of practitioners, there is no current legislation as to who can administer these facial injectables. Medically qualified practitioners are able to correctly assess and treat patients and recognise any complications which may arise and treat accordingly. Those without a medical qualification do not have this level of knowledge in order to carry out these treatments or recognise complications and an increasing number of complications are being seen due to an increase in non-medical “practitioners” offering cut price treatments with injectables. Qualified practitioners have had to pay costs of over £2,000 to register with HIS and also have an annual fee of £995 following initial registration and inspection - unqualified “practitioners” have none of these costs and are completely unregulated. Those qualified and registered practitioners face prosecution if they fail to keep ups their registration with HIS. In the interest of patient safety, we urge the Scottish Governement to lead the way once again in the healthcare sector to stop any unqualified people administering prescription only medication, such as botulinum toxin, and dermal fillers to the general public.
