Only trained medical professionals will be able to carry out cosmetic procedures such as botox injections, under reforms to the industry being unveiled on Friday.

Ministers will reform the cosmetic healthcare system in response to concerns about the lack of national regulation.

The announcement, to be made by Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, follows two reports published today which call for urgent action to protect the public.

The Healthcare Commission warns that men and women are putting themselves at risk by receiving treatment from doctors, dentists and nurses who have no specialist training.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the Shipman murders, doctors face a wider overhaul of their regulatory procedures.

The General Medial Council could lose its role as "prosecutor and judge" in disciplinary matters.