Lorraine Brill Complementary Therapist

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Complementary Therapy Service
Lorraine BrillComplementary Therapist
Jacqueline MelvilleTherapeutic Services Manager
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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

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Therapies provided

• Reflexology reflex zones on hands and feet
• Aromatherapy using blends of essential oils
• Therapeutic Touch
• Relaxation/visualisation

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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

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Providing a safe service

• Selection and recruitment
• Qualifications, training and professional body
  membership, references
• Induction
• MSIC training
• Line management and clinical supervision
• Ongoing CPD

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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

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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)

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• Tel [phone]
• Web www.actioncancer.org