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If you are a beauty therapist or non healthcare professional providing cosmetic laser/IPL treatments, things changed for you in October 2010.

Cosmetic laser/IPL services provided by beauty therapists are no longer regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we know this has left many beauty therapy clinics wondering what they need to meet the Local Authority/Local Council requirements for training, safety advice, risk assessments and protocols.

Local Authorities (your local council) have now taken over regulation of the non healthcare care sector. In some areas of England there may be ‘Special Treatment Licence’ requirements that you need to meet but where ever you open your clinic you will need evidence of:

• ‘Core of Knowledge’ training
• Safety advice from a recognised Laser/IPL Protection Adviser (LPA)
• Treatment protocols by an Expert Medical Practitioner (EMP).

We can help you with all of these things - we have experienced tutors and Laser/IPL Protection Advisers and our Expert Medical Practitioner (EMP), Dr Philip Dobson has helped develop the new standards for non CQC registered clinics - so we know better than most how to help you get started.

There are some things you should check if you plan to set up a new laser/IPL facility and are not CQC registered:

• Contact your local Authority (local council) to find out what they expect from you regarding training, qualifications, health and safety, risk assessments etc.
• Contact LCS Healthcare on 0845 003 8191 for LPA and EMP services and support
• Contact LCS Academy on 0845 003 7315 for ‘Core of Knowledge’ training