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The Irish Times has reported on a proposed new funding model for the Irish healthcare system In essence everyone would be a private patient. It would be mandatory for all to have cover for a basic package of services – known as a basket – from one of a number of different insurers. The State…
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National Massage Day The FHT is happy to support the concept of positive touch and the Manifesto for a Pro-Touch Society. Here’s one supporting activity you may want to put in your diary… It’s ‘National Massage Day’ on Friday 16th May, where everyone in the UK is encouraged to reach out and touch someone they…
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April’s FHTNews is out! In our monthly e-newsletter, we update you about your membership and what’s happening in the therapy world. Members, check your inbox for the latest news and information. Images: iStockphoto, FHT, Healthy and Gill Tree
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BBC Good Food: essentials for marathon final prep BBC Good Food.com has curated a wealth of information including last minute tips for marathon runners ahead of this weekend’s race. Sports nutritionist James Collins has advised Team GB on their Olympic nutrition and here provides essential advice and tips for the day before, during and after…
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FHT Annual Training Congress 19th and 20th July 2014 East Midlands Conference Centre, NG7 2RJ This year, we are offering eight different learning streams for you to pick and choose from. In this post, we are highlighting the ‘holistic beauty’ stream, offering two hands-on workshops on Saturday 19th July 2014 at the times listed below. Workshops…
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The Oral Health and Performance in Sport conference in London discussed how dental health affects the training and performance of athletes A study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed a fifth of athletes said their oral health damaged their training and performance for the Games. At the conference, dentists said tooth pain…
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Body esteem in clients Body dissatisfaction is common in men and women, with research showing body image becomes more negative in situations that are more body-focused. As the treatment room could potentially highlight any existing body image issues, as therapists, can we be doing more to help clients be less judgemental to their own bodies?…
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The reality behind improving cancer survival rates – a report by Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan’s report highlights a large variation in survival and the long-term impact on survivors’ health for breast, prostate, lung and brain cancers, and urges NHS leaders and GPs to adopt the solutions in the report and use the research to better…
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that cardio exercise may protect the brain in middle age A spokeswoman for the Alzheimer’s Society said: “A growing body of evidence suggests exercise may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, and much research has shown a link between healthy habits in mid-life and better…
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Cabinet Office research into which jobs make us happiest shows that therapy professionals are very happy indeed, at 16th place! The government thinks people should have access to information on the relationship between the salary and the satisfaction associated with a career – part of the prime minister’s commitment to find policies that boost the…
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A YouGov poll, commissioned by Action for Happiness, has found that 87% of Brits would choose happiness for their society rather than money When asked to choose the three most important factors for personal happiness, ‘relationships with my partner/family’ came out on top (80%) with ‘my health’ in second place (71%) and ‘money’ third (42%).…
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