Tag: News
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Food: The Future Medicine
Food is one of the most important means of preventing disease and can be an important adjunct to medicine, when we are ill. The College of Medicine is holding an informative conference entitled ‘Food: The Future Medicine’, which will build upon their previous year’s conference, ‘Food: The Forgotten Medicine’. The conference will look at hot…
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Guest blog: rethinking chronic pain
Guest blogger Georgie Oldfield, founder of SIRPA™, looks at the role of non-physical factors in our perception of chronic pain Have you ever wondered why (or noticed that) many of your clients have persistent or recurring pain, which began while doing something they normally did without any problem, or maybe soon after? Or maybe they…
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FHT Members’ News – July Issue
The July issue of FHT Members’ News is out today! Featuring the latest news in the therapy world, job and training opportunities, as well as information about your membership, make sure you don’t miss out. This month’s news includes: Celebrate with us in style Complementary medicine in Switzerland now a mandatory health insurance service College…
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Announcing the 2017 FHT Members’ Dinner
We are thrilled to announce the 2017 FHT Members’ Dinner, which will take place at the Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington Spa, on Friday 17 November. Bringing together like-minded members, expert professionals, and key industry contacts, the FHT Members’ Dinner is a great way to relax, have fun and network in style. Also home to…
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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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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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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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Tribute to Professor George Lewith
The FHT is deeply saddened to learn that Professor George Lewith has recently passed away. A widely respected figure in the fields of complementary medicine, research and integrated healthcare, he will be greatly missed by all those who knew him. Below is a tribute from Professor Nicola Robinson and the Trustees of the Research Council…
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