The JCCP and the BAHRS signs Memorandum Of Understanding
Date Published: 4th January 2025
The JCCP and the BAHRS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in order to work together to promote best practice and standards in the field of Hair Restoration Surgery linked to a joint commitment to public protection and patient safety.
Executive Chair and Registrar of the JCCP, Professor David Sines CBE, said “The JCCP and the BAHRS have been working together over a number of years to influence policy and practice with regard to the regulation of hair restoration surgery procedures. The recent enactment of the Health and Care Act 2022 includes provisions for the first time for a licensing system to be introduced in England for the sector. Agreeing this Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the BAHRS formalises joint working and establishes a partnership to influence the developments associated with the new legislation and licensing with patient safety and protection at its heart.”
President of the BAHRS, Dr Chris D’Souza, said: “The BAHRS is proud to formalise its relationship with the JCCP through this memorandum of understanding. The BAHRS is dedicated to improving patient safety by promoting standards and regulation in hair restoration surgery. The BAHRS encourages all doctors performing hair transplant surgery in the UK to adhere to the standards set by the CPSA and endorsed by the JCCP in order to give assurance to prospective hair transplant surgery patients that best practice is being followed.”
https://www.jccp.org.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/MoU%20BAHRS%20Memorandum%20of%20Understanding.pdf