NCEPOD publishes damning report on cosmetic surgery sector

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) has called for far tougher regulation of cosmetic surgery after uncovering a catalogue of failures – both clinical and professional – across the sector.The NCEPOD report, published last month, raised serious concerns about patient assessments, poorly equipped theatres, under-skilled surgeons and breaches of rules on…