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  • The APPG-BAW Apprenticeships Showcase

    The APPG-BAW Apprenticeships Showcase

    FHT Vice President Caroline Larissey attended the All Party Parliamentary Group on Beauty and Wellbeing (APPG-BAW) apprenticeship showcase event last week on 19 September, looking to demonstrate a range of beauty treatments that benefit wellbeing. The APPG-BAW, initiated by MPs Carolyn Harris and Judith Cummins in 2019, serves as a powerful advocate for the UK’s…

  • Lords Committee to hear how NHS England can facilitate integration within the Health Service

    Lords Committee to hear how NHS England can facilitate integration within the Health Service

    On Monday 19 June the House of Lords Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee will hold two evidence sessions as it continues its inquiry into the integration of primary and community care. The first session will explore what NHS England leadership are doing to better facilitate integration within the wider health service, in particular…

  • Introducing Social Prescriptions: Can They Aid Physical and Mental Health?

    Introducing Social Prescriptions: Can They Aid Physical and Mental Health?

    By MyGP There is no hiding that chronic health conditions can have a huge impact on many areas of our lives. From physical issues (i.e. asthma, diabetes) to mental illnesses, including anxiety and depression, medical conditions may limit the extent to which you are able to carry out your daily tasks. Indeed, you may find…

  • Complementary Therapy Helped Me

    Complementary Therapy Helped Me

    The FHT Complementary Health Survey was conducted to help with #SocialPrescribing and how complementary therapy benefits conventional medicine practices. The more results, the more action we can take. To take part, please click here.

  • NHS trial to look at Ayurvedic remedy as a replacement for antibiotics for colds and the flu

    Could an Ayurvedic remedy offer an alternative to antibiotics for colds and the flu? This is the question being asked by GPs wary of overprescribing antibiotics, where they are sometimes not needed. A new trial led by the University of Southampton will enable 20 GP surgeries in south east England to offer andrographis, or a…

  • Dr Chatterjee looks at the real causes of depression in new podcast

    GP, Author and TV Presenter, Dr Rangan Chatterjee looks at uncovering the real causes of depression in part one of his latest Feel Better, Live More podcast. Rangan talks to author and journalist, Johann Hari, who says although we have been told a story that drugs are a solution to depression and anxiety, in many…

  • NHS England to recruit 1,000 social prescribing link workers

    An army of advisers will be recruited to help patients live fitter, healthier lives and combat anxiety, loneliness and depression under recent plans by NHS England to ramp up social prescribing. Around half of GP appointments are not directly related to medical conditions, according to experts. Growing evidence shows that referrals to community services such…

  • Quote of the week

    Social prescription can have a profound effect on patients. At the 2018 FHT Conference, Dr Michael Dixon said, ‘Those who use hospital services can be greatly helped by social prescription. In Rotherham they’ve given social prescription for those who use hospitals most and they’ve found they used hospitals 20% less by the end of the…

  • Conference to address the integration of yoga within the NHS

    Tickets are said to be selling fast for the Yoga In Healthcare Conference, held from 15 to 17 February 2019. The conference will bring together leaders and pioneers in yoga, healthcare, research and government to express yoga’s value in public health. One of the speakers at the event is Dr Michael Dixon, a leading figure…

  • FHT Conference supports integrated healthcare

    At yesterday’s FHT Conference we were delighted to bring together leading experts in research, education and health and social care, to discuss the integration of complementary therapies into mainstream care. Held at The King’s Fund, London, on 29 November, the conference got under way with two presentations that focused on research. Professor Nicola Robinson discussed…

  • Reading could help people experiencing loneliness

    Around 9 million people in the UK say they often or always feel lonely, a figure that is expected to get worse by 2030. A significant body of evidence has shown that reading could help halt the loneliness epidemic facing Britain, according to a report by leading think tank, Demos and charity The Reading Agency.…

  • Social prescription a priority in Theresa May’s loneliness strategy

    UK prime minister Theresa May has pledged to increase social prescribing by making it a key part of the first government loneliness strategy. Set to be implemented by 2023, the strategy will also see £1.8m allocated for community-based projects. The decision to make loneliness a health priority follows on from research in 2017 by the…