Support Network

Hi all!

I’m Amy along with being a registered nurse with prescribing skill doing one day a week as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in General Medicine, I’m wife, mum and of course aesthetic injector in my bijou (this really means small 😊) clinic based in Bramhall. How did I come to get involved in aesthetics well I blame my friend and colleague Helen who said it would be a great side line to enable me to reduce my hrs in the NHS when I wanted to start a family - she just didn’t realise that the family would take a little longer than planned and require 5 rounds of IVF by which time my side line became a fully fledge business, CQC registered and Save Face Accredited. My passion in the industry is patient safety and clinical education something I think we incorporate well in MAPP (Medical Aesthetics Prescribing Programme) a multi disciplinary team of clinicians striving to develop you the practitioner to ensure patient safety. This is where we can help – practical training is all well and good but what about the theory and the none practical skills we require like consultation skills, understanding documentation requirements, knowing where to obtain unbiased evidence based information knowledge and support. A lot of our focus is currently on prescribing in aesthetics but in time as we grow our remit will too and we hope to look at and deliver other none practical elements of aesthetics to support you in your journey to being the best you can be. Favourite Treatment – do you know what I don’t have a favourite treatment but I do have a favourite part of my role and that is the consultation. Spending time talking to patients, really understanding what brought them to me, what their goals are, why its so important and then putting together a treatment plan which isn’t a one stop shop but a journey spread over multiple appointments where we consider all aspects of health and wellbeing physical and psychological.

I'm Charlotte, the medical lead and owner of LYON Medical Beauty Clinic. I’m a senior clinical prescribing pharmacist with over 10 years clinical experience and expertise specialising in advanced toxin, skin boosters, dermal HA fillers, cosmeceuticals, medical grade skincare, prescription only skincare and beauty treatments. 

I love breaking the stereotype of aesthetics that everything must be perfect and symmetrical. Enhancing natural beauty and quirks is my favourite.

The treatments I provide are non invasive procedures which help to enhance natural beauty, prevent/reverse premature ageing with the ultimate aim of optimum skin health.

Why did i get into aesthetics?

My doctor friend made me go on the course. She thought with my eye, demeanour, thirst for knowledge and drive I would go far.

My husband seconded this and paid for the course he was that vested haha! 

Thirdly i had a nearly one year old so was feeling tired mentally and facially, so aesthetics was something to get my brain in gear and my face fresh.

My career in aesthetics started in 2018 when I was introduced to medical grade skincare for the first time. After enduring decades of painful cystic acne my love for all things skin began! I opened my own clinic, Skinvestment in early 2023. More recently I have colaborated with my husband and built on his vast experience in the tech industry, to start my own web design business, Web Aesthetic. My drive is to take the scary bits of technology away, liaising with you and the tech team to create your perfect website! I understand life is very busy, having 4 children, a public service job and running my businesses, and I'm here to support in any way I can!

Hi, I'm Hannah, mum of two, ex-science teacher and founder of Glowday and Glowday Pro. Moving from a public sector role to a business owner has been the biggest learning curve! I run pretty much all aspects of my business, from product development and demos, through to marketing and accounting. Like many clinics that are 'one man/woman' operated, so too is my business. Over the last 5 years I have learned a whole host of things from marketing, blogging and content creation, through to how to cut costs whilst retaining service, and how to submit a VAT return. I'm thrilled to be able to share some of what I've learnt with you!

Hi, I’m Katy 

After working in mainstream healthcare for over 13 years, and having done just about every kind of care you can think of, I wanted to gain new skills in helping those who need caring for, but aren’t necessarily unwell.

Aesthetics was the perfect pathway for this  and enabled me to keep my skills and practice to a high standard, whilst remaining patient focused.

As an Occupational Health Nurse, I care for those who are struggling physically, but mostly mentally. Throughout my career I have made mental health and well-being my focus and I enjoy discussing techniques and methods which are clinically proven to be beneficial for mental health. 

I also have a real passion for all things Public Health and include holistic care within my treatments. Educating patients about lifestyle choices and changes and then watching them thrive and grow is something that will always be close to my heart. 

I am here to support others in any way I can and am always on the other end of a call to help if needed.

Hi, I am Mauro. I am an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. I graduated and worked in Italy before moving to London in 2006. Here I started working in sexual health, contraception and HIV. I completed my master in 2014. I worked for many years within the sexual health specialty and in 2019, I moved to oncology where I am a clinical nurse specialist in colorectal cancer. I remain passionate about contraception and sexual health and you can often find me advising friends on those topics! I am an independent non-medical prescriber. I am currently on a secondment in my NHS job working as the lead in a non-site-specific Rapid Diagnostic Cancer Clinic within the NHS. I also teach at King’s College University London on the Physical Assessment course at a master level…I love teaching!I always loved Aesthetic and I started having my toxin treatment in my early thirties to help the static lines. I trained in toxins and fillers in 2019 and since then I attended masterclasses and trainings to increase my knowledge. My favourite treatments are skin boosters and toxins.I wished I learnt chemical peels sooner as when I add them to the treatment plan it really makes a difference!I do not treat lips, as I am not confident. I would like to learn more on this. I am a small sole trader business and I am treating friends and their friends for the moment, but looking to grow.If you don’t find me working as a nurse or teaching I am probably running or knitting…2 very different hobbies I have! Oops, nearly forgot, I am part of the NHS LGBTQ+ committee in my trust and I love to make people feel welcomed and to remove any barriers!

Hi, I’m Nabila, a dentist in Lancashire. I started my aesthetics journey in 2021, going for a foundation course as a taster. I found I really enjoyed it and completed my Level 7 in 2022. I’ve just opened my own clinic. The skincare journey is my favourite part of aesthetics. From home skincare to clinic boosts with therapies such as microneedling and skin boosters. Aesthetics and dentistry aside, I am a proud nerd who is super organised. So, if you need information on anything from pharmacies to devices, I can point you in the right direction with our Happy Injectors Club Directory.

Hi I’m Nicola, a RGN and the owner of Nicola D’Amelio Aesthetics. From the early start of my nursing career, I developed a passion for patient safety, quality and clinical governance. I developed a bug (excuse the pun) for Infection Prevention & Control, all areas of Health & Safety and I quickly realised this was a passion I wished to pursue. So fast forward and my career has included experience in all that encompasses governance working in the acute, community and voluntary sectors.

People often ask, “What is Governance?” Well , it is a vital and mandatory part of any healthcare setting and in fact any well run business. It encompasses all that we do as healthcare practitioners’ day to day and as we all know that is a lot! My governance roles and responsibilities included a vast amount of projects from implementing and managing areas such as IP&C, H&S, Service Improvement and Quality to Audit & Research, Policy & Procedures, CQC, Patient Engagement, Complaints, Incident Reporting & Investigation, Management of Medicines, Medical Devices, Buildings & Environment, Legislation Compliance and so much more.

I entered aesthetics in 2021 with the same mind set of providing a holistic, high quality, safe service and my passion for governance has continued through setting up my own clinic.

Governance is such a vital part of our practice; however it is not for everyone and can often be classed by some as the boring laborious bit! Working with our lovely patients I agree is the nicest part and the governance and paperwork are often the bits practitioners put off until later or never actually want to start! Well with my super passion for all the ‘boring bits’ I am happy to encourage and support!

Hello!

I’m Rachel, proud mum to Simba our fluffy idiotic golden retriever and now Jacob our gorgeous boy after many years of IVF.

I own Aesthetics By Dr Rachel and specialise in a range of aesthetic procedures, with my passion being skin health and regenerative procedures. 

I love creating natural results - helping patients beam with confidence - and am very passionate about patient safety.

I’ll have been a doctor for ten years this year and work as a GP as well as running my aesthetics clinic.

I love being part of the Inner Hub and still learn so much from all the brains and lovely humans who make up this fantastic group. I am honoured to offer support whenever I can!

Hi!

I’m Rachel, I qualified as a dual registered mental health & paediatric nurse in 2006 and completed my non-medical prescribing 13 years ago. I worked for a long time in both CAMHS and adult mental health services including time as a Matron within an eating disorder service- a role that I absolutely loved.

My career in aesthetics started in 2018 after a short period of time working as a nurse prescriber within a GP practice. During this time I fell in love with skin health & the psychological impact skin conditions can have on a person. It was a nursing colleague along with my husband who eventually persuaded me to train in medical aesthetics, I was fortunate enough to be able to leave my GP nursing role and throw myself totally into this mad world- I’ve never looked back.

Very early on I realised that the elements I really love about working within aesthetics is overseeing the patient journey. I’m a big believer in ‘treatment stacking’ and not treating in silo in order to get the best results for my patients. Spending quality time with patients, really getting to know them and their drivers for treatment is what gets me up each morning. I love everything skin and educating patients on how best to care for their skin gives me a lot of joy.

I have a small but lovely clinic within the Cotswold market town of Witney - where you will always find fresh flowers, great coffee, a bowl of sweets and some good chat! I work 5 days a week within clinic but love the flexibility of picking my hours to suit home life. I have 3 fabulous children and a crazy cocker spaniel - all of whom take up a lot of my free time!

Hi all, 

I am Dr Thenral, NHS GP with an extended role in dermatology based in Isle of Man. I did my surgical training in the northwest of England prior to qualifying as GP in 2011. I have always been deeply committed to empowering women to look and feel better. I am the women’s health lead in my practice offering contraception clinics, managing menopause, hormonal changes, and its role in skin health. This lead me to gain further experience in dermatology and have completed post-graduate diploma in dermatology from Cardiff university. I am currently working within hospital skin team offering cryotherapy and surgical treatments for suspicious moles, skin cancers and medical management of acne, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions. My passion for skin and women’s health lead me to pursue aesthetics to offer safe, evidence-based care to patients, empowering them with knowledge, enhancing their natural beauty with age- appropriate aesthetic treatments and help them in their overall wellness. It brings me joy when I can approach a patients issue from various perspectives and offer bespoke personalised solutions. I’m also a GP trainer and have been involved extensively in medical education training junior doctors, GPs and allied health professionals. I hope to share my experiences and offer support in dermatology and women’s health with the group.

Tracey is the Consultant Nurse Practitioner at East Riding Aesthetics & Wellness, a multi-award-winning clinic which specialises in restorative and regenerative medical aesthetic treatments to give natural looking, confidence boosting enhancements. Tracey is also the Aesthetic Medicine Awards Nurse Practitioner of the Year 2023.  Passionate about engaging patients on their wellness journey, Tracey is also an Advanced Specialist in Menopause care and is Lifestyle Medicine trained. Tracey’s ethos is holistic patient centred care with a focus on patient empowerment and ownership of their health journey. This focuses on body positivity, lifestyle management and hormone balancing  A regular conference speaker and contributor to professional journals, Tracey also loves to teach (both Medical Aesthetics and Menopause) and works with other health professionals to promote health education both in the medical and corporate sectors.