From 1 June 2025, nursing and midwifery prescribers will be required to consult with people face-to-face before issuing prescriptions for these procedures.
We expect all nurse and midwife prescribers to deliver safe and effective prescribing practice every day, but inconsistent regulation of non-surgical cosmetic practice can present risks to people who use these services and the public. Face-to-face consultations support the mitigation of these risks, and adopting this position will better align the NMC with other health and care regulators.
What our research found
We carried out research and stakeholder engagement to understand people’s perceptions of remote prescribing, and the impact any potential changes would have on those administering and receiving non-surgical cosmetic medicines.
In 2024 we commissioned independent public-facing research by the agency Thinks, who engaged with members of the public who had undergone non-surgical cosmetic procedures and those who had not. Meanwhile, the NMC hosted a roundtable event which was attended by:
- regulated health and care professionals who prescribe non-surgical cosmetic medicines
- non-prescribing, regulated health and care professionals who administer non-surgical cosmetic treatments
- unregulated practitioners who administer non-surgical cosmetics treatments such as beauticians
- cosmetic business owners.
The research found that:
- overall, people supported the NMC strengthening its position to better protect the public, and agreed that it would improve safety for people using services
- many people who underwent non-surgical cosmetic procedures had not fully considered how the medicine was obtained when the person administering or injecting it was not a healthcare professional, nor did they realise that these were prescribed medicines
- many people perceived procedures to be overly accessible, taking place within unregulated environments and unsure whether those administering or injecting medicines had sufficient training
- some participants, especially business owners, thought that video consultations should be permitted and that a requirement for face-to-face consultations felt outdated.
Source:- NMC UK
Link:- https://www.nmc.org.uk/news/news-and-updates/nmc-to-update-position-on-remote-prescribing-of-non-surgical-cosmetic-medicines/
