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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Plastic Surgery (22 October 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) safety and (b) regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry.

Asked by:
Andy MacNae (Labour)

Answer

All doctors performing cosmetic surgery in the United Kingdom are required to be registered and licensed to practise by the General Medical Council. The Care Quality Commission regulates cosmetic treatments carried out by healthcare professionals in England that involve surgical procedures.

The Government is currently considering what further steps may need to be taken in relation to the safety of the cosmetics sector and will set out its position at the earliest opportunity.


Answered by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
28 October 2024

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