Today, the register of Treatments You Can Trust has been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, an independent statutory body, accountable to Parliament.
Under the Accredited Registers programme, practitioners on the Treatments You Can Trust (TYCT) register will be able to display the Accredited Register quality mark, a sign that they belong to a register which meets the Professional Standards Authority's robust standards.
"This accreditation is a significant advance in patient confidence in cosmetic injectable treatments. Since 2010, Treatments You Can Trust has pioneered the registration of doctors, dentists and registered nurses who practice injectable cosmetic treatments and who meet our robust standards.
Accreditation does not imply that the Authority has assessed the merits of individuals on the register. This remains the responsibility of Treatments You Can Trust. Accreditation means that Treatments You Can Trust's register meets the Professional Standards Authority's high standards in governance, standard-setting, education and training, management of the register, complaints handling and information.
We assess their performance and report to Parliament. We also conduct audits and investigations and can appeal fitness to practise cases to the courts if we consider that sanctions are unduly lenient and it is in the public interest.
We also set standards for organisations holding registers for health and social care occupations not regulated by law and accredit those that meet them.
Accredited registers can encompass a wide range of occupations and organisations and the Professional Standards Authority may accredit more than one register in any particular occupation. Those accredited are entitled to use the Authority's accreditation mark so that they can be distinguished easily.
Accredited registration is different from statutory professional registration. It is voluntary, not compulsory. Whilst practitioners can work in unregulated occupations without being on any register, the Authority's Accreditation Scheme now offers people the option of seeking practitioners on a register that has been vetted and approved.
We do this to promote the health, safety and well-being of users of health and social care services and the public. We are an independent body, accountable to the UK Parliament.