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23/01/2015
Call For More Protection For Cosmetic Surgery Patients
Patients should be able to check if the cosmetic surgeon they are using is listed on an approved register, according to new plans made by the Royal College of Surgeons.
The Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee (CSIC), which was set up by the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013, proposes that patients considering paying for cosmetic surgery privately should have access to clear, unbiased and credible information about their surgeon, care provider, procedure and likely outcomes.
Under the plans, surgeons working in the private sector will have to prove they meet new standards of training to be certified and included on a register. This will be publicly available to employers and patients so they can make informed decisions. To obtain certification, surgeons will have to be on the GMC's specialist register in the area of training that covers the operations they wish to perform.
Stephen Cannon, Chair of the Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee (CSIC) and Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "We are determined to ensure there are the same rigorous standards for patients undergoing cosmetic surgery in the UK as other types of surgery.
"This consultation provides the next step in establishing clear and high standards for training and practice so that all surgeons in the UK are certified to the same level, irrespective of where they trained.
"We want patients, surgeons and providers of cosmetic surgery to respond to this consultation and give us their views so we can develop these new standards."
(CD/JP)
The Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee (CSIC), which was set up by the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013, proposes that patients considering paying for cosmetic surgery privately should have access to clear, unbiased and credible information about their surgeon, care provider, procedure and likely outcomes.
Under the plans, surgeons working in the private sector will have to prove they meet new standards of training to be certified and included on a register. This will be publicly available to employers and patients so they can make informed decisions. To obtain certification, surgeons will have to be on the GMC's specialist register in the area of training that covers the operations they wish to perform.
Stephen Cannon, Chair of the Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee (CSIC) and Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "We are determined to ensure there are the same rigorous standards for patients undergoing cosmetic surgery in the UK as other types of surgery.
"This consultation provides the next step in establishing clear and high standards for training and practice so that all surgeons in the UK are certified to the same level, irrespective of where they trained.
"We want patients, surgeons and providers of cosmetic surgery to respond to this consultation and give us their views so we can develop these new standards."
(CD/JP)
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