The FHT Blog

Category: News

  • Supplier selection

    FHT’s registrar and compliance manager, Julie McFadden, explains how to pick the best insurance provider for your spa in an article published on the Professional Spa & Wellness website. Accidents and other unexpected events cannot always be avoided, so having an insurance provision is a must. But once you’ve decided the different types of insurance you…

  • Make the most of your membership at fht.org.uk

    We are pleased to announce that fht.org.uk has re-launched, making it even easier for you to access all your favourite membership benefits, support and advice… wherever you are. In your new Members Area, you will find a wide range of resources to really make the most of your membership, including: access to your FHT Directory…

  • Student spotlight: Zoe Warner

    Zoe Warner, FHT member and winner of FHT’s 2014 Excellence in Education: Student of the Year award, has been featured in the Summer 2015 issue of VTCT News. The article explains, in Zoe’s words, what prompted her to found Therapies4forces, a not-for-profit organisation that offers free complementary therapy treatments to injured service personnel, veterans, carers…

  • FHT attends Cosham cancer support centre launch

    L to R: Maria Groves, Marilyn Ferguson, Julie Walsh and Karen Semmens (centre manager) The FHT was pleased to attend the launch of Wessex Cancer Trust’s Cosham Cancer Support Centre, opened by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Frank Jonas. The centre, located in Cosham High Street, offers free, non-clinical support to anyone affected by a…

  • Complete cover

    FHT’s membership and insurance manager, Bev Bartlett, helps UK spas choose the right insurance for their business in an article published on the Professional Spa & Wellness website. As well as explaining the benefits of employers’ liability and medical malpractice, the piece also looks at some lesser-known types of insurance cover, such as business interruption…

  • Making it count for therapists

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  • Complementary therapy service launched at NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre

    A new complementary therapy service is being launched at The NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre at North Bristol NHS Trust’s Southmead Hospital, allowing the many benefits complementary therapies provide to be experienced by cancer patients and their carers. Set in landscaped gardens, the centre provides a haven for anyone living with a cancer diagnosis who needs…

  • Join us for dinner…

    FHT Dinner and 2015 Excellence Awards presentation Saturday, 5 September, 7.00pm Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon Thinking of travelling to the 2015 FHT Training Congress the day before and making this a special weekend? Why not enjoy the sights of Stratford-upon-Avon and nearby Warwick during the day, and then join other members, FHT staff and the Governing…

  • Supporting you with CPD

    FHT approved supplier, Essential Training Solutions, is offering £10 off the Anatomy & Physiology Workout – an online resource that provides 10 CPD points upon successful completion. That’s your full CPD quota for a year! This value-for-money online resource contains a full Level 3 tutorial and a range of quizzes for self-assessment, guiding students through…

  • Top ten reasons for being an FHT member #8: branded products and discounted therapy supplies in the FHT Members’ Shop

    As an FHT member, you can promote your professional status and avoid design and print costs with a range of therapy leaflets, consultation forms, appointment cards, gift cards, branded clothing, and lots more. You can also make great savings on top brand massage tables, equipment, workwear and therapy supplies. Want to know more? Visit shop.fht.org.uk…

  • Top blog

    The FHT blog brings you the latest therapy news, health information and business resources. Here are some top posts that readers have enjoyed in recent months: Telepressure: the effects of email on health New research, published in the Journal of Occupational Health and Psychology, reports that the urge to respond immediately to work-related messages may…

  • Learn and mingle at the 2015 FHT Training Congress

    2015 FHT Training Congress Sunday 6 September Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon This year, the FHT Training Congress will be held at the 4-star Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon. Delegates can choose from three double-sessions and ten single sessions, ranging from injury-specific workshops, to ‘lecture demonstrations’ that cover topics such as personal development, ayurveda and facial reflexology. Learn from…