Did you know that practitioners who administer non-surgical cosmetic treatments aren’t legally required to have any qualifications? Surprising but true, as currently in the UK procedures such as botulinum toxin, dermal filler injections or chemical peels can legally be performed by anyone, whatever their level of training, medical or otherwise. 

Faced with this problem, Health Education England was recently commissioned by the Department of Health to develop qualification requirements for the delivery of non-surgical cosmetic interventions to ensure that practitioners can have access to the appropriate training to deliver high quality services and ensure patient safety and high standards of care. It means the quality of the training available has recently improved but unfortunately practitioners are still not legally required to have those qualifications. 

I have obtained the Level 7 qualification which is the highest level of qualification requirement recommended.