Scars & Healing

Training and continuing medical education are as important in cosmetic surgery as in other branches of surgery. However, there has been a reduction in the training available to surgeons in cosmetic surgery in the NHS over recent years. As a result, consultant surgeons from several medical specialties, including plastic surgery, are looking at new ways of delivering hands-on supervised cosmetic surgery training within the private sector. 

Mr Henley is a national lead for this and is Chairman of the Interface Group in Cosmetic Surgery for the Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST), acting for all the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in the British Isles and the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB). He is a Director of the British Academy of Cosmetic Practice, which is being established with the support and involvement of the Department of Health (DH), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), General Medical Council (GMC), Independent Healthcare Advisory Service (IHAS)and the Royal Colleges to set standards for training and practice in cosmetic surgery.

Locally he has developed a ‘hands-on’ training initiative with the support of the Postgraduate Dean, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Ramsay and Nuffield Hospital Groups. He is also leading the development of a national training fellowship scheme in reconstructive cosmetic surgery.(Surgeons News)

Would you like to be involved?

An opportunity exists to offer people cosmetic surgery at a reduced fee if their surgery is performed by a senior surgeon in training. Any training is overseen by Mr Henley throughout the entire process - Mr Henley will supervise the trainee (who remember is a highly experienced surgeon already) at consultation, during the whole operation, the post-operative period and follow up appointments. These trainee surgeons perform as much of the cosmetic surgery as Mr Henley is comfortable to permit. He takes over the operating as appropriate to ensure that the operation is undertaken to his normal standard. The total package fee for surgeon, anaesthetist and hospital is 30% less than normally charged when Mr Henley undertakes all of the surgery himself. You will in all other respects be treated as Mr Henley’s private patient.

Should you wish to register your interest in participating in the training scheme, please contact Barbara Kellogg, Mr Henley’s secretary on 0115 8773711.