Clinical Guidance and Regulations
Guidelines for patients are also available in the patients' section of the website
BAPRAS Guidelines
Guidelines for liposuction - safety & recommendations (September 2020) Click to view
Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) UK surgical standards & service guidance (December 2019) Click to view
Oncoplastic breast reconstruction- Guidelines for best practice (Updated June 2018) Click to view
Commissioning guidelines for body contouring surgery (updated December 2017) Click to view
UK Standards for the Management of Patients with Microtia and Atresia (October 2019) Click to view
Quality in melanoma care- A best practice pathway (September 2012) Click to view
Guidelines for acellular dermal matrix-assisted breast reconstruction procedures Click to view
Guidelines for lipomodelling for breast surgery (August 2012) Click to view
Guidelines for open fractures of the lower limb Click to view
Guidelines for commissioners of plastic surgery services Click to view
Guidelines from other bodies
Cancer Research UK
Achieving World Class Cancer Outcomes: a strategy for England 2015-2020 Click to view
FSSA
Choosing wisely in surgery (January 2016) Click to view
GMC
Guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic interventions (April 2016) Click to view
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Professional Standards for Cosmetic Surgery (April 2016) Click to view
NICE
QS130: Skin cancer (September 2016) Click to view
CG74: Preventing & treatment of surgical site infections (SSI) Click to view
CG80: Early and locally advanced breast cancer Click to view
CG81: Advanced breast cancer Click to view
CG164: Familial breast cancer Click to view
CG179: Pressure ulcer management Click to view
CSG9: Improving outcomes for people with Sarcoma Click to view
CSG8: Improving outcomes for people with skin cancer including melanoma Click to view
PH32: Key messages in skin cancer prevention (February 2016) Click to view
NHS National Patient Safety Agency
Safer surgery checklist. This includes a guide and two videos. Click to view
NHS Wales
National standards for sarcoma services in Wales. Click to view
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
A guide to what is a medicinal product (March 2016) Click to view
Public Health England
NHS Breast Screening Programme and Association of Breast Surgery (March 2015) Click to view
Various
National multidisciplinary guidelines for head and neck cancer (May 2016) Click to view