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  • FHT member wins award for best healthcare provider

    FHT member Jackie Grimley has won the Best Healthcare Provider award at the Families First Awards, held earlier this month in Belfast. Jackie was put forward for the award by clients of her therapy business, Serenity Holistics, where she specialises in reflexology. Delighted with the win, Jackie told the FHT, ‘I am really blown away…

  • FHT features in Issue 100 of Massage World

    The FHT regularly contributes to national publications to promote the FHT, its members and the therapies they practice. FHT Vice President, Mary Dalgleish, has recently been featured in Issue 100 of Massage World, providing a case study of a client she had supported with reflexology. Using a technique called reflexology lymph drainage (RLD) Mary helped…

  • College of Medicine calls for student essays on lifestyle medicine

    The College of Medicine and Integrated Health is currently accepting entries for the Michael Pittilo Essay Prize 2018. First launched in 2010, the Michael Pittilo Essay Prize recognises and celebrates the integration of conventional and complementary approaches to healthcare. Entries are open to UK students studying any healthcare discipline at degree level or above, including…

  • Quote of the week

    We’ve chosen one of our favourite aromatherapy quotes, by Robert Tisserand, a leading figure in the industry. What are your favourite quotes about aromatherapy? #AromatherapyAwarenessWeek

  • Helping clients from injury to recovery

    Have you helped an athlete transition from a debilitating injury to full recovery? Has an inspirational colleague really raised the bar in sports therapy excellence? Do you work as part of a team that works with professional athletes, providing cutting-edge pitch-side support? Perhaps you have given an athlete the tools to overcome mental and physical…

  • Supporting the wellbeing of carers

    Carers UK has today highlighted the importance of wellbeing in people who support the physical and mental health needs of others in a new report, published as part of Carers Week. Carers Week runs from 11-16 June 2018, and aims to raise awareness of the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to…

  • Making a difference to client wellbeing

    Have you helped a client get their life back on track? Has an inspirational colleague really raised the bar in therapy excellence? Do you work as part of a team that works with terminally ill clients, providing life-changing support to them, their families and carers? Perhaps you set up an innovative and sustainable healthcare model…

  • Wellness Live special offer for FHT members

    This year the FHT is sponsoring The Wellness Seminars and Wellness Live at Olympia Beauty. In celebration of this, FHT members are being offered 15% off all Wellness Seminars booked from now until the end of June, whether this is a single session booking for £15 or a day pass for £48. To redeem the…

  • Stress in infancy and its link to disease

    Scientists have found evidence to suggest that emotional stress in infancy can have significant and far-reaching effects on the body, resulting in disease later in life. Psychological stress in infancy dramatically changes the amount of an important class of proteins, called GABAA receptors, which in turn may alter the workings of the heart, lungs, kidneys and bladder.…

  • Aromatherapy Awareness Week 2018

    Aromatherapy Awareness Week runs from 11-16 June and is a wonderful opportunity to show potential clients and employers the many benefits this complementary therapy has to offer. To help spread the word, FHT members can: Download the FHT’s free promotional leaflet/poster, to print and distribute in your local area and a cover/banner image for use…

  • Having meaningful conversations in health and social care settings

    NHS England is encouraging those who work in public services across the country to get involved in the ‘What matters to you?’ Day to encourage more meaningful conversations between people in health and social care settings. The ‘What matters to you?’ Day is an annual international event, held on 6 June, that encourages and supports…

  • Six top tips for entering an award

    Now in its eighth year, the 2018 FHT Excellence Awards is open for entries and will again recognise those setting the bar in therapy education and practice. We appreciate that putting together an awards entry can seem daunting, so we have put together six top tips to make the process as easy as possible: Save the…