Hair Transplantation in the UK - dying out?
Hair transplantation is a dying art in the UK. There are only a handful of full time Hair surgeons left in the UK, including Dr Rogers, and there may be no more.
Recent Healthcare Commission regulations are making it very difficult for doctors to train in hair restoration because under the new regulations, all future hair surgeons must first be FRCS Plastic surgeons, before training to do hair.
It is very unlikely that such surgeons will commit to full time hair restoration, which is generally agreed to be essential to keep up to date in this rapidly evolving speciality.
Secondly, the new regulations are reclassifying small independent clinics, such as Rogers Medical, as "Acute Hospitals." This means they are classified the same as your local NHS district hospital, with an increased requirement for paperwork, more expensive equipment, staffing and inspection charges etc. These requirements are already having a knock on effect - the prices that patients pay will be increased.
Although in general, these regulations are beneficial, they were never written with small clinics in mind and are inappropriately applied - a clinic performing minor surgery such as hair transplantation is not the same as your local District General, yet both are "Acute Hospitals."
Experienced hair doctors such as Dr Rogers, will not be affected by the changes but even so, Dr Rogers is still lobbying the HealthCare Commission, to adopt a commonsense approach before this highly specialised surgery dies out.
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