Save Face has announced its successful accreditation with the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care!
The Professional Standard Authority (PSA) Accredited Registers Programme was set up by the Government to improve standards and safety for the benefit of the public.
As a member of Save Face, this means that Appearance Based Medicine is a member of the Save Face register which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. This demonstrates our commitment to high professional standards, to enhancing safety and to delivering a better service.
The Professional Standards Authority have a dual responsibility in overseeing the 9 statutory bodies that regulate health and social care professionals in the UK and the management of their Accredited Registers programme. The programme was set up to provide assurance on the standards of registers of unregulated health and care occupations.
The prestigious quality mark means that that Save Face has met the Authority’s demanding standards in the following areas: governance, setting standards, education and training, managing the register, providing information and complaints handling. Being accredited means that Save Face has satisfied the Authority that it meets its high standards. It is a mark of quality.
As a PSA accredited register, Save Face is now recognised by the Government, The Department of Health, NHS England, The Care Quality Commission and Health Education England. This level of external verification and recognition adds additional layers of credibility, confidence and assurance for both for the trained healthcare professionals who are listed on our register as a means to differentiate themselves and the patients who use the register to confidently navigate their way to a safe pair of hands.
Clare McLoughlin said “It is so exciting to hear that the Professional Standards Authority have recognised and accredited Save Face this week. I have always been a firm believer in the importance of Patient safety in what is the largely unregulated field of non-surgical Aesthetic procedures, so was keen to get involved with Save Face’s ground-breaking attempts to provide useful and impartial advice and support to people considering a cosmetic procedure. This accreditation by the PSA clearly demonstrates the fact that Save Face’s own accreditation process challenges the medical aesthetics community to strive for the (a) highest possible levels of patient care and support and (b) the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment knowledge possible, thus ensuring that every patient is in safe and responsible hands. I am proud to be Save Face accredited, and as a member of the Save Face Expert Advisory Board, I’m really excited about what we can achieve, now that we are recognised by the Government, The Department of Health, NHS England, The Care Quality Commission and Health Education England.”
