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Lorraine Brill Complementary Therapist

Complementary Therapy Service. Lorraine Brill Complementary Therapist. Jacqueline Melville Therapeutic Services Manager. Benefits of Therapies.

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Lorraine Brill Complementary Therapist

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  1. Complementary Therapy Service Lorraine BrillComplementary Therapist Jacqueline MelvilleTherapeutic Services Manager

  2. Benefits of Therapies • Complementary Therapies work alongside traditional medicine and can improve quality of life and promote well-being by bringing more balance to the body through treating the whole person

  3. Therapies provided • Reflexology: reflex zones on hands and feet • Aromatherapy: using blends of essential oils • Therapeutic Touch • Relaxation/visualisation

  4. Some Benefits • Aids relaxation1 • Sleep2 • Relieves stress3 • Improves quality of life2 • Reduces feelings of distress2 • Reduces feelings of anxiety and depression2 • Gambles, Crooke & Wilkinson (2002). Evaluation of a hospice based reflexology service: A Qualitative Audit of Patient Perceptions. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 6 (1), 37-44. • Hiils & Taylor (2002). Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care: Audit Report 2001-2002. East Lancashire Integrated Healthcare Centre • Micozzi (1996). Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Churchill Livingston, New York

  5. Providing a safe service • Selection and recruitment • Qualifications, training and professional body membership, references • Induction • MSIC training • Line management and clinical supervision • Ongoing CPD

  6. Providing a safe service cont. • Referral criteria and process • Case history, GP contact and consent • Client records • Organisational policies including child protection and vulnerable adults • Organisational procedures including complaints • Evaluation of services

  7. References • National Guidelines on the Use of Complementary Therapies in Supportive and Palliative Care (Prince of Wales Foundation for Integrated Health and National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services) • Guidance on Cancer Services: Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) • Association of Reflexologists (AOR) • International Federation of Aromatherapists (IFPA)

  8. Tel: 028 9080 3344 Web: www.actioncancer.org

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