Category: News
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Exclusive Aromatherapy Awareness Week offer in FHT shop
In honour of Aromatherapy Awareness Week this week, we have an exclusive offer available to FHT Members in our online shop. For a limited time only, members can purchase our aromatherapy consultation forms and aromatherapy leaflets for the discounted price of only £10! The leaflets are designed to highlight the benefits and features of aromatherapy to…
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FHT partners with SIRPA for 2017 conference
The FHT has joined in partnership with SIRPA to sponsor their 2017 conference – Chronic Pain: the role of emotions – held at the Royal Society of Medicine, London on 15 October. SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioner’s Association) is an organisation committed to engaging and educating health professionals and people affected by chronic pain, with…
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FHT responds to Charity Commission consultation
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is currently reviewing its approach to deciding whether an organisation that uses or promotes complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is eligible to have charitable status. As such, it opened a public consultation to seek views on: the level and nature of evidence to support CAM; conflicting and inconsistent…
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Accredited Course Provider shares benefits of infant massage at Malawi orphanage
Gayle Berry, FHT Accredited Course Provider, and owner of Blossom and Berry Baby Massage spent time in Malawi to help teach baby and infant massage to staff at the Ministry of Hope baby orphanage. Here Gayle tells us her story: ‘I am an expert on baby massage and yoga and have worked hard to build…
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FHT Annual Training Congress attracts big crowds at Holistic Health
After a wonderful whirlwind of a weekend, it’s nice to look back at all the amazing people we met and moments we experienced. Our thanks also to FHT Fellow Linda Jacobs, and FHT Members Nadeen Buchanan and Carol Brown, for providing much-appreciated taster treatments on the FHT stand. It was great to see so many members…
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Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 is taking place from 8 – 14 May and aims to highlight why good mental health is only being experienced by a minority of the UK’s population. In a March 2017 study on Mental Health entitled Surviving or Thriving, the Mental Health Foundation found only 13% of respondents reported living with high…
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FHT President talks boosting business in Holistic Therapist magazine
FHT’s President, Paul Battersby, wrote an article for Holistic Therapist magazine laying out a simple strategy for sizing up your business.
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Accredited Register awareness campaign stretching to new audiences
In February, we introduced Nick and Kevin as part of our ‘My therapist helps me…’ campaign. We’re continuing to promote the benefits of the Accredited Register, with advertisements appearing in both Men’s Fitness and Healthy for Men. This promotes the hard work the FHT’s members do, and the benefits available to the public, to a wide audience of…
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FHT members support the 2017 London Marathon
Following the great success of the 2017 London Marathon, FHT therapists offered their services to help tired runners on behalf of two leading charities, the MND Association and the Stroke Association. The 2017 London Marathon, which took place on 23 April, saw a record number of competitors take to…
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The 2017 Excellence Awards are now open!
The FHT Excellence Awards were launched to showcase the enterprising and innovative work being carried out by practising complementary, beauty and sports therapists, as well as those setting the bar in education. At the FHT, we know the most rewarding aspect of your therapy work is seeing the difference you make to others. Dedicating yourself…
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International Therapist Spring 2017, Issue 120
The Spring issue of International Therapist is on its way to members… This issue includes articles by: Jean Danford – yoga therapy for Parkinson’s disease and MS; Cameron Reid – case study of a hurdler with shin pain; Jonathan Hobbs – facial acupuncture cosmetic enhancement; Michael Morris – a look at setting up a community interest company;…
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Sports therapist Nicholas Flanagan reveals why he chose a career in care
Following the release of the FHT’s second ‘My therapist helps me…’ case study, we have caught up with sports therapist Nicholas Flanagan who revealed why he chose a career in care. Why did you decide to train as a sports therapist? ‘I started my journey on a…
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