CNHC is currently recruiting to fill two vacancies on their Board. Positions are available for one registrant and one lay member. The role of the CNHC Board is to oversee their continuing development as the independent regulatory body for complementary therapists and to ensure that all relevant [...]

In these chaotic political times, it is heartening news that something quite profoundly innovative is being given time by Government. The recent report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Integrated Healthcare (PGIH) fills me with hope and excitement. There is still a way to go and we [...]

The latest edition of Massage World includes an article from the CNHC Chief Executive and Registrar, Margaret Coats. She discusses the Charity Commission Consultation outcome earlier this year and what the use of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) could mean for the industry.

As there are so many aspects to holistic health, there are inevitably many approaches and many therapies, which work to bring people this all-round and balanced state of health: physical, mental and spiritual. Among these, Reiki is very well positioned.

The deadline for receipt of election statements for the Massage Therapy and Nutritional Therapy Profession Specific Board (PSB) was on 2 May 2019. For Massage Therapy CNHC received three election statements, so these candidates: Earle Abrahamson, Jennie Lloyd and Jennie Parke Matheson have been [...]

The Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM) have announced the details for CAMSTRAND 2019 Conference: 'Working with others and Collaboration in Research". The conference will be taking place on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd July at the University of Worcester Arena.

April 2019 is officially National Stress Awareness Month. In response to this difficult yet important issue, the UK Reiki Federation will be publishing information on promoting the importance of positive mental health and ways in which to avoid stress becoming a problem. It will also look at [...]

Our chair Annie Harrington was recently interviewed by host Gillian Hughes on Castledown FM Radio sharing about the benefits of Reiki in general and the work of the UK Reiki Federation in particular. You can listen to the full interview here:

On 25 February 2019, CNHC emailed all registrants to inform them of an update to their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Policy. This update was agreed at the CNHC Board meeting last month.

The recently published NHS Long Term Plan sets out a direction for the NHS in England over the next 10 years. A cornerstone of the plan is to give people greater control over their own health which includes plans to roll out social prescribing and personal health budgets.