Injectables registry gains momentum
This month Baroness Ritchie of Brompton, Chair of the Treatments You Can Trust Governance Group hosted a Parliamentary reception to promote the organisation, which has been set up to develop a register of approved cosmetic injectable providers.
Medical Revalidation – one year to go
IHAS director Sally Taber outlines the appraisals procedure for GPs
Beauty sector gets injection of standards
IHAS director Sally Taber updates on the progress of the regulation scheme for the cosmetic treatments industry
IS must be in involved in developing the workforce
The training and education of healthcare workers in the UK is currently a priority for the Department of Health (DH). It is in the process of developing Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) which have been designed to commission education and training across all regions.
IHAS to run independent sector medical appraisal pilot
Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) has been awarded a scheme to run an independent sector medical appraisal pilot in conjunction with partners the Independent Doctors Federation (IDF) and the British Association of Cosmetic Doctors (BACD).
IHAS achieves inclusion of independent sector in workforce planning
The Department of Health (DH) has bowed to pressure from Independent Healthcare Advisory Services to include the independent sector in its healthcare workforce agenda.
ISCAS launches new certificate
The Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service (ISCAS) has published its 2010 Annual Report and launched its new certificate of membership so the public can better recognise members who comply with the Code of Practice as an indicator of quality.