Public Health England has published its updated (Sep 2019) Prescribed medicines review to identify the scale, distribution and causes of prescription drug dependence, and what might be done to address … [Read more...] about Dependence and Withdrawal of Prescription Medicaton of 25% of UK adults (a Public Health England Report Review)
What do Red Flags have to do with Complementary Therapy?
What do Red Flags have to do with Complementary Therapy? One of the main concerns that Conventional Medical Doctors have about Complementary Therapy has to be the safety of it. In fact, Doctors … [Read more...] about What do Red Flags have to do with Complementary Therapy?
The RCGP curriculum for teaching General Practice to UK Medical Schools: Why is this important and what does it mean for Integrated Health and the future of Health & Healing?
2019 sees the release of the RCGP and Society for Academic Primary Care’s document on Teaching General Practice: Guiding Principles for Undergraduate General Practice curricula in UK Medical Schools … [Read more...] about The RCGP curriculum for teaching General Practice to UK Medical Schools: Why is this important and what does it mean for Integrated Health and the future of Health & Healing?
Pregabalin and gabapentin drug re-classifcation and what that means for chronic pain management for Health Care Providers
Pregabalin and Gabapentin, drugs frequently used to treat chronic neuropathic (nerve-type) pain are to be reclassified as controlled class C drugs in April 2019 under the Misuse of Drugs Act. This … [Read more...] about Pregabalin and gabapentin drug re-classifcation and what that means for chronic pain management for Health Care Providers
A Review of the 2018 Integrative Health Convention – By Lou Tassell
As an Integrated Wellness Specialist, I was very pleased to attend the Integrative Health conference in London. The conference was organised by two inspiring Integrative Health GPs, supported by the … [Read more...] about A Review of the 2018 Integrative Health Convention – By Lou Tassell
Medicine and Complementary Health in One Place – Learning, Sharing, Connecting
The Integrative Health Convention 2018 was a greater success than any of the organisers could have imagined. Dr Naveed Akktar and myself, Dr Toh Wong, started the Convention with an aim to get people … [Read more...] about Medicine and Complementary Health in One Place – Learning, Sharing, Connecting