Medi-Spa 28 on BBC One Midlands Politics + Midlands Today

We were delighted to welcome the BBC to Medi-Spa 28, following Barbara’s appearance at the APPG session in Parliament on Monday.

The BBC interviewed Barbara about the urgent need for regulation in both medical and non-medical aesthetics, and how clinics like ours are working to champion safer, more accountable standards for patients.

📺 The interview will air on BBC One Midlands Politics this Sunday (21st September) at 10am and Midlands Today on Sunday Evening - we’d love for you to tune in!

This media coverage is an important step in bringing national attention to the issues facing the aesthetic and cosmetic industry - and ensuring that patient safety and regulation remain at the forefront of government priorities.

We’re proud to contribute to this vital conversation and to represent our specialism on such an important stage.

It was an honour for Barbara to sit on the panel at Parliament, alongside so many respected voices in the specialism, all working towards the same goal of regulating standards and patient safety across the specialism.

The APPG for Beauty & Wellbeing has been instrumental in raising awareness of key issues facing the sector. Their 2020 inquiry into non-surgical cosmetic procedures led to key recommendations around qualifications, enforcement, and patient safety, which helped shape Section 180 of the Health & Care Act 2022.

Now, the government has announced plans to move forward with regulation in this area, which include:

- Requiring only suitably qualified healthcare professionals to perform high-risk procedures.

- Licensing both practitioners and premises for treatments such as neurotoxins and injectable fillers.

- Enforcing 18+ age restrictions for certain procedures.

We welcome these proposed changes as a vital step towards regulating, improving accountability, and patient safety across the medical and non-medical aesthetics specialism. It’s an exciting moment for progress, and we are honoured to contribute to the conversation.

Medi-Spa 28 would also like to thank the MP for Stafford, Leigh Ingham, for her encouragement and for giving us a national voice on this very important issue.