Assignment 2
Regulatory Requirements and Professional Standards in Aesthetic Practice
- Examine the role of regulatory organisations and the regulatory requirements for the aesthetic sector, taking into account:
- statutory and voluntary regulation for healthcare professionals and non-healthcare professionals
- guidance and principles relating to professional standards and ethics for healthcare professionals and non-healthcare professionals
- skills and experience necessary for healthcare and non-healthcare professionals
- guidelines for the safe use, management and misuse of regulated and non- regulated aesthetic medicines.
- Evaluate the disparity in regulatory requirements and professional standards for healthcare professional and non-healthcare professionals and the benefits of working collaboratively in aesthetic practice.
The required word count for this assignment is 2500 words. It should not be more than 10% under or over the prescribed word count.
A completion date will be agreed for each assignment. You will be allowed a minimum of two months to complete each assignment.
Please ensure you read and follow the Assignment Writing and Harvard Referencing Guidelines.
Assignments that do not meet the guidelines will be returned to students unmarked.
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MARKING SCHEME
Level 5 Certificate in Aesthetic Practice
Level 5 Assignment 2 – Marking Scheme
| Assignment Breakdown | Key Areas To Be Covered | Marking Scheme |
| 1.Examine the role of regulatory organisations and the regulatory requirements for the aesthetic sector, taking into account: (80 marks) | Please note: The marks indicated in the marking scheme column also take into account your writing style, structure, presentation, flow of content, logical development, knowledge and understanding of the subject, independent thought, critical thinking/arguments and Harvard referencing. | |
| The role of regulatory organisations and regulatory requirements in aesthetic sector and statutory and voluntary regulation for healthcare professionals and non-healthcare professionals | Regulatory Organisations: E.g. Professional regu- lators, Professional Standards Authority (PSA), pro- fessional councils, professional registers, medical revalidation for medical professionals, accredited registers, employer-based regulation, self-regulation and statutory registers. Prescribing Legislation: E.g. the Medicines Act 1968 and Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Prescrip- tion only medicines (POMs), independent and sup- plementary prescribing, on and off label, unlicensed medicines and remote prescribing Statutory and voluntary regulation for healthcare professionals and non-healthcare professionals: E.g. H&S at Work rules, Local Authority Licensing, JCCP and CPSA, GMC, CQC, BCAM, BACN, TYCT, Save Face, BABTAC, NHBF, AAP, Role of the All Party Parlia- mentary Group (APPG) representing the Beauty and Aesthetics Industry etc. This section also includes marks for the assignment introduction. | 25 |
| The guidelines for the safe use, management and misuse of regulated and non- regulated aesthetic medicines | Role and responsibilities of MHRA and NICE with regards to drug licensing Guidelines for the safe use of medicines: E.g. di- rections for use, storage, record keeping, labelling, dispensing, compatibility, remote prescribing, Management and misuse of aesthetic medicines: E.g. Reporting adverse reactions to Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) Human Medicines Regulations | 10 |
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MARKING SCHEME
Level 5 Certificate in Aesthetic Practice
| Assignment Breakdown | Key Areas To Be Covered | Marking Scheme |
| The guidance and principles relating to professional stand- ards and ethics | Guidance and principles relating to professional standards and ethics : E.g. Professional standards for health care and practitioners – Professional Stanards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA), JCCP, Save Face, Clinical Practice Standards Authority (CPSA) General Medical Council (GMC), British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN), etc Professional standards for non-healthcare practitioners including: Habia Aesthetic Standards, UK Standards, JCCP competency framework, Principles regarding knowledge, skills, competence and behaviours, moral principles, following Codes of Practice. | 20 |
| The skills and experience necessary for healthcare and non-healthcare practitioners | Skills and experience necessary for healthcare and non-healthcare practitioners: E.g. General Medical Council (GMC), HEE/JCCP recommendations for aesthetic training and qualification requirements, CPD requirements, different types of aesthetic train- ing and qualifications available. | 20 |
| 2. Evaluate the disparity in regulatory requirements and professional standards for healthcare professional and non-healthcare professionals and the benefits of working collaboratively in aesthetic practice. | Disparity in the areas covered above, the role and services of healthcare and non-healthcare profes- sionals, the reluctance for some healthcare profes- sional to work with non-healthcare professionals, limits of own competence/scope of practice, client referral, continuity of care, improved health out- comes, enhanced satisfaction for clients, more effi- cient use of resources, mutual professional support and education etc. This section also includes marks for the assignment summary. | 25 |
| Followed assignment writing guidelines & Harvard referencing | Yes / No | |
| Met the required word count (2500 words) | Yes / No | |
| Plagarism | Yes / No | |
| Total Marks (pass rate 65%) | Pass / Refer |
Further Resources:
Professional Standards Authority (PSA) https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/home
Cosmetics Practice Standards Authority (CPSA) http://www.cosmeticstandards.org.uk/
http://www.cosmeticstandards.org.uk/uploads/1/0/6/2/106271141/cpsa_overarching_ principles_for_consultation_final.pdf
UK Standards – Role/ National Occupational Standards https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/About-nos https://www.ukstandards.org.uk/NOS-Finder#k=Aesthetic%20Practitioner
HEE Bruce Keogh Review of qualifications required for the delivery of non- surgical interventions
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Non-surgical%20cosmetic%20 interventions%20-%20Report%20on%20Phase%201.pdf
General Medical Council (GMC) Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training
http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/standards.asp
GMC – Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/Prescribing_guidance.pdf_59055247.pdf
Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards for Education and Training
http://www.hcpc-uk.co.uk/assets/documents/1000295EStandardsofeducationandtraining- fromSeptember2009.pdf
Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) https://www.jccp.org.uk/Home/
http://www.cosmeticstandards.org.uk/uploads/1/0/6/2/106271141/jccp_cpsa_code_of_ practice.pdf
Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards to Support Learning & Assessment in Practice
https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/standards/nmc-standards-to- support-learning- assessment.pdf
NHS
Medicines Matters: A guide to mechanisms for the prescribing, supply and administration of medicines (in England)
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Medicines-Matters- september-2018-1.pdf
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products- regulatory-agency
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/introductory-guide-to-new-medical-device- regulations-launched
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) https://www.nice.org.uk/about
Controlled drugs: safe use and management https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng46/chapter/Recommendations
Save Face https://www.saveface.co.uk/about-us/
Non -Surgical Cosmetic Procedures debate: Regulation (Westminster Feb 2019) https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2019-02-12b.278.1
Safety in beauty
https://safetyinbeauty.com/safety-in-beauty-clarifies-mhra-prescription-only-dermal-fillers- news/
Ofqual (2016) General conditions of recognition https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/general-conditions-of-recognition
Quality Assurance Agency QAA (2012) Quality code for Higher Education http://www. qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality
British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN) BAD (British Association of Dermatologists)
BAAPS (British Association of Aesthetic Surgeons)
BAPRAS (British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons), BACAM The British College of Aesthetic Medicine – representing doctors and dentists.
