The FHT Blog

Category: Complementary

  • School for thought

    FHT’s Editor and Communications Manager, Karen Young, visits the NHS Natural Health School team in North Yorkshire From left to right: Karen Young, Gwyn Featonby, Beverley Harrison, Sarah Grant, and NHS Natural Health School student, Lorraine Cole One cold morning in January, I travelled from Southampton to Harrogate to meet with Gwyn Featonby, Sarah Grant…

  • Join us for the FHT’s training event of the year!

    Join us for the FHT’s training event of the year!

    Our most popular training event of the year returns this May, with an exciting new programme of talks to help you gain new skills and develop in your career as a therapist. The 2019 FHT Training Congress will take place on 19-20 May at the Holistic Health Show, Birmingham, and will feature a range of…

  • FHT award winner profile: Jane Sheehan, MFHT

    FHT member Jane Sheehan has won the title of 2018 FHT Complementary Therapist of the Year. Jane Sheehan (right) with FHT Vice President and awards judge, Mary Dalgleish (left) The award was presented to Jane at the 2018 FHT Conference: Supporting the Integrated Healthcare Agenda, held at The King’s Fund, London, on 29 November. Organised…

  • College of Medicine launches its October Complementary Medicine Roundup

    The College of Medicine has recently published its October Complementary Medicine roundup. Written by former barrister Richard Eaton and published quarterly, the roundup is packed with a wealth of information on the latest developments in complementary therapy, from evidence-base and advocacy, to changes in legislation and current challenges. In the October edition Richard looks at…

  • Winners of new Complementary Therapy Awards announced

    The FHT was proud to be involved in the presentation of the inaugural Complementary Therapy Awards, which took place on 18 October at a special celebratory lunch held in London. Organised by Chamberlain Dunn, these new, independent awards aim to celebrate practitioners, teams and advocates who are enhancing the health and wellbeing of others through…

  • Complementary Therapy Awards shortlist announced

    A big ‘Congratulations!’ to all those who have made it through to the finals of the 2018 Complementary Therapy Awards, sponsored by the FHT. The finalists were announced by event organisers, Chamberlain Dunn, on 12 September and we’re delighted that a number of FHT members, FHT accredited course providers and former FHT Excellence Award winners…

  • Awards recognise the contribution of therapists working in pain management and palliative care

    Sponsored by the FHT, the Complementary Therapy Awards aim to acknowledge the success, innovation and best practice of complementary therapists. Whether you help clients manage a chronic condition, illness, or support general wellbeing, award organisers Chamberlain Dunn would like to hear from you. In this blog post we take a look at two of this…

  • Radio interview – Jennifer Young and Dr Michael Dixon featured on Yes To Life Show

    As the headline sponsor of Chamberlain Dunn’s Complementary Therapy Awards, the FHT has been invited to put forward industry experts to promote the health benefits of complementary therapy on UK Health Radio. This Sunday, tune in and hear FHT accredited course provider, Jennifer Young, being interviewed by Robin Daly on UK Health Radio’s ‘Yes To…

  • Radio interview – reflexology and pain management

    As the headline sponsor of Chamberlain Dunn’s Complementary Therapy Awards, the FHT has been invited to put forward industry experts to promote the health benefits of complementary therapy on UK Health Radio. This week, tune in and hear FHT Excellence Award Winner (2014), Dr Carol Samuel, FFHT, talk to Dr Vijay Murthy about the potential…

  • Radio interview and short video promote the FHT and new Complementary Therapy Awards

    As well as running our own 2018 FHT Excellence Awards, this year we are delighted to be supporting the new Complementary Therapy Awards, organised by Chamberlain Dunn. As platinum sponsor of these awards, the FHT is working closely with their media partner, UK Health Radio, to provide expert guests to talk about the many benefits…

  • Inspiration, education and relaxation at the 2018 FHT Training Congress

    Thank you to all members and speakers who joined us at the 2018 FHT Training Congress. You all made the event a huge success. Our Training Congress took place alongside the Holistic Health show, on Sunday 20 and Monday 21 May at the NEC in Birmingham. We packed the schedule with experts on a wide…

  • COPA Series 2018

    Europe’s leading event for rehab professionals will take place at the ExCeL on 9 and 10 May 2018, when more than 6,000 practice owners, practitioners and experts will converge on London to discover everything they need to improve their business. With COPA having a reputation for partnering with some of the most innovative and influential…