The FHT Blog

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  • Changes to Instagram Layout

    Changes to Instagram Layout

    Do you use Instagram to promote your therapy business? Then you may have noticed the changes in which posts are laid out on your profile. Prioritising the popularity of short form content like Reels, Instagram has decided to shift away from the traditional ‘square’ shaped post (1080px x 1080px) in favour of a rectangle shaped…

  • Celebrating Therapeutic Massage Day

    Celebrating Therapeutic Massage Day

    Therapeutic Massage Day is coming up on 01 May. To celebrate, we’ve created some members-only downloadable social media content for you. All you have to do is select your favourite styles, personalise them with your own caption, and post. Download your social media assets today by going to the Members’ Area > Members Resources >…

  • Getting Ready for Complementary Therapy Week

    Getting Ready for Complementary Therapy Week

    Complementary Therapy Week is right around the corner. Taking place from 20 to 26 March, it’s the perfect time to celebrate your practice and bring awareness to your clients. Knowing the best way to take advantage of the occasion can be tricky, so we’ve come up with four quick and easy things you can do…

  • …And the Nominations are in!

    …And the Nominations are in!

    After much deliberation by our expert judging panel, we’re proud to announce that our FHT Excellence Awards finalists have been chosen for 2023. This recognition is a testament to their unwavering commitment, outstanding achievements and remarkable contributions to their respective fields within the realm of holistic therapy. After careful consideration of numerous nominations, our esteemed…

  • TODAY: Lords Committee to examine international perspectives on health integration

    TODAY: Lords Committee to examine international perspectives on health integration

    Today, on Monday 26 June, the House of Lords Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee will hear from two panels of witnesses who are experts on health service reform and integration as it learns more about international perspectives on these issues.   The evidence sessions will explore attempts to better integrate healthcare services and…

  • Awards Shy? We can help!

    Awards Shy? We can help!

    We explain how awards aren’t a superficial affair for just boosting you and your practice, but a useful tool to help promote the therapy industry… Over the years of hosting the FHT Excellence Awards, we ‘ve often wondered just what it is that’s stopping so many talented therapists from putting themselves forward. When asking some…

  • BBC Report Shows How the High Street Has Changed Over the Past Two Years

    BBC Report Shows How the High Street Has Changed Over the Past Two Years

    According to a BBC analysis that was posted yesterday, beauty salons and tattoo parlours have prospered on High Streets while the number of banks and department stories have fallen. Obtained from an analysis of 1.5 million records contained in the Ordinance Survey’s ‘Points of Interest‘ mapping data (a comprehensive quarterly survey of businesses, facilities and…

  • It’s World Mental Health Day

    It’s World Mental Health Day

    Recovery Devon launches a new video on World Mental Health Day about the ethos of mental health recovery and its main recovery principles Monday 10th October is World Mental Health Day and to mark the day, mental health community interest company, Recovery Devon, has launched its new video spelling out the ethos of mental health…

  • 37% reduced doctor’s visits after undertaking complementary therapy, survey finds

    37% reduced doctor’s visits after undertaking complementary therapy, survey finds

    A survey conducted by the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) shows a significant increase in the positive effects of complementary therapy practices alongside healthcare, including a 37% reduction in doctors’ visits. Conducted in partnership with the Integrated Medical Alliance (IMA) to help promote social prescribing among standard medical practices, the FHT survey points to the…

  • 5 Steps To Getting The Attention Your Holistic Business Deserves

    5 Steps To Getting The Attention Your Holistic Business Deserves

    First published in The Wellness Room magazine Summer 2022 In the summer issue’s Business Hub, best-selling Amazon author and BBC Radio One co-host, Janey Lee Grace, shares her tips on how to promote your business Bill Gates famously once said “If I had only one dollar left, I’d spend it on marketing.” Many therapists don’t…

  • Three top tips on how to get new clients

    Chris Lambert-Gorwyn, leading personal wealth mentor for heart-centred businesses, offers therapists three tips on how to get more clients. Find out more about the FHT at http://www.fht.org.uk

  • HMRC offers free resources to help business owners

    HMRC offers free resources to help business owners

    HMRC has a range of free resources to help members who are employers. HMRC’s YouTube channel has a selection of short videos to help business owners pay the right amount of tax at the right time, covering a range of topics including: How to issue a P60 to your employees How to set up payroll…