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Independent Healthcare Advisory Services

The Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) is a representative organisation for the independent healthcare sector. A member of the Trade Association Forum, IHAS exists to share innovation, knowledge and expertise for the common good.

Members of IHAS include independent healthcare providers across all four countries of the UK:

  • Independent acute medical / surgical hospital groups
  • Independent acute medical / surgical stand-alone hospitals
  • Independent mental health hospital and clinic groups
  • Independent mental health stand-alone hospitals and clinics
  • Cosmetic treatment providers
  • Healthcare staffing agencies
  • Healthcare locum agencies
  • Charitable bodies and organisations affiliated to independent healthcare
  • Scottish Independent Hospitals Association (in Scotland)
  • Welsh Independent Healthcare Association (in Wales)

To find out more about the benefits of membership of IHAS and how to become a member, call 020 7379 8598 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

IHAS Register of Injectable Cosmetic Providers an appropriate measure to safe guard patients

The cosmetic injectable industry has long argued that there is a need for full Government regulation but the Department of Health has clearly stated that full regulation was not an appropriate or cost effective way of offering patient protection. The IHAS Register of Injectable Cosmetic Providers has been established as an alternative way to safe guard patients.
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Call to Action: Providers on the IHAS Register Of Injectable Cosmetics urge others to join them

TODAY, first practitioners on the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) Register of Injectable Cosmetic Providers are calling on all appropriately qualified UK practitioners to join them on this new professional Register. Providers - including doctors, dentists and registered nurses - who have successfully secured a place on the register are urging their professional colleagues to join them in proving their suitability to carry out injectable cosmetic treatments and submit their applications to appear on the Treatments You Can Trust online Register.
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