Useful addresses
GENERAL
Association of Natural Medicine
19a Collingwood Road Witham CM8 2DY Tel: 01376 502762
Email: information@naturalmedicine.fsnet.co.uk
Website: www.associationnaturalmedicine.co.uk
Promotes natural medicine through training in a wide range of complementary therapies. Offers support, training and registration for professional therapists. For information please send an SAE.
Benefits Enquiry Line
Tel: 0800 882200 Website: dwp.gov.uk Minicom: 0800 243355
N. Ireland: 0800 220674
Government agency giving information and advice on sickness and disability benefits for people with disabilities and their carers.
British Complementary Medicine Association
PO Box 5122 Bournemouth BH8 0WG
Tel: 0845 345 5977
Website: www.bcma.co.uk
Multi-therapy umbrella body representing organisations, clinics, colleges and independent schools, and acting as the voice of complementary medicine. Offers lists of qualified and insured practitioners of complementary medicine.
British Holistic Medical Association
59 Lansdowne Place Hove BN3 1FL
Tel: 01273 725951
Website: www.bhma.org
Promotes awareness of the holistic approach to health among practitioners and the general public through publications, self-help tapes, conferences and a network of local groups.
Institute for Complementary Medicine
PO Box 194 London SE16 7QZ
Tel: 020 7237 5165
Website: www.icmedicine.co.uk
Registered charity formed as umbrella for complementary medicine groups. Offers information and British register of accredited practitioners, and recommends approved training courses. An SAE requested with two first class stamps.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
MidCity Place 71 High Holborn London WC1V 6NA
Tel: 020 7067 5800
Website: www.nice.org.uk
Provides guidance on treatments and care for people using the NHS in England and Wales. Patient information leaflets are available for each piece of guidance issued.
ACUPRESSURE
Shiatsu Society
Eastlands Court St Peter’s Road Rugby CV21 3QP
Tel: 0845 130 4560
Website: www.shiatsu.org
Represents all types and styles of shiatsu. Maintains a register of professional practitioners.
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
AACP Secretariat Portcullis Castle Street Mere, Wilts BA12 6JE
Tel: 01747 861151
Website: www.aacp.uk.com
Non-profit-making association for chartered physiotherapists qualified in acupuncture treatment. For names of practitioners in your area please send an SAE.
British Acupuncture Council
63 Jeddo Road London W12 9HQ
Tel: 020 8735 0400
Website: www.acupuncture.org.uk
Professional body offering lists of qualified acupuncture therapists in your area.
British Medical Acupuncture Society
The Administrator BMAS House 3 Winnington Court Northwich WA8 1AQ
Tel: 01606 786782
Website: www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk
Professional body offering training in acupuncture to doctors and a list of accredited practitioners in local areas.
AROMATHERAPY
Aromatherapy Consortium
PO Box 6522 Desborough Kettering Northants NN14 2YX
Tel: 0870 774 3477
Website: www.aromatherapy-regulation.org.uk
Umbrella body representing aromatherapy associations that set national standards. Can provide details of local therapists, training and general information.
International Federation of Aromatherapists
182 Chiswick High Road London W4 1PP
Tel: 020 8742 2605
Website: www.ifaroma.org
Professional body that carries out research, sets standards and maintains register of training establishments which comply with their requirements. Can refer to qualified therapists in your area.
CHIROPRACTIC
British Chiropractic Association
Blagrave House 17 Blagrave Street Reading RG1 1QB
Tel: 0118 950 5950
Website: www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk
Professional body representing fully qualified chiropractors. Can refer to accredited practitioners in your area.
General Chiropractic Council
44 Wicklow Street London WC1X 9HL
Tel: 020 7713 5155
Website: www.gcc-uk.org
Professional body for chiropractors which can provide details of registered practitioners in your area.
HEALING
Confederation of Healing Organisations
250 Chichester Road North End Portsmouth PO2 0AU
Tel: 02392 639275
Website: www.confederation-ofhealing-organisations.org
Umbrella organisation for spiritual and other types of healing. Can refer to local healers.
National Federation of Spiritual Healers
Old Manor Farm Studio Church Street Sunbury-on-Thames Middlesex TW16 6RG
Tel: 0845 123 2777
Website: www.nfsh.org.uk
Trains and supports members to give healing to all who request it in private practice, healing centres and, when requested, in hospitals and hospices. Promotes research, coordinates distant healing and provides information and a national healer referral service.
HERBAL MEDICINE
British Herbal Medicine Association
1 Wickham Road Boscombe Bournemouth BH7 6JX
Tel: 01202 433691
Website: www.bhma.info
Offers information, encourages research and promotes high-quality standards. Advises members on legalities for importers, vets and advertisements, and defends the right of the public to choose herbal medicines and be able to obtain them safely.
National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH)
Elm House 54 Mary Arches Street Exeter Devon EX4 3BA
Tel: 01392 426022
Website: www.nimh.org.uk
Professional body representing qualified practising medical herbalists. Offers list of accredited medical herbalists. An SAE requested.
Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Office 5 Ferndale Business Centre 1 Exeter Street Norwich NR2 4QB
Tel: 01603 623994
Website: www.rchm.co.uk
Provides information to the public seeking properly qualified practitioners who are bound by code of ethics and insurance. Sets criteria for the practice and teaching of Chinese herbal medicine.
HOMEOPATHY
British Homeopathic Association
Hahnemann House 29 Park Street West Luton LU1 3BE
Tel: 0870 444 3950
Website: www.trusthomeopathy.org
Professional body offering information about homeopathy and list of qualified practitioners.
Society of Homeopaths
11 Brookfield Duncan Close Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WL
Tel: 0845 450 6611
Website: www.homeopathy-soh.org
Professional body offering general information about homeopathy and list of accredited local therapists.
HYPNOTHERAPY
Association of Qualified Curative Hypnotherapists
PO Box 9989 Birmingham B14 4WA
Tel: 0121 693 1223
Website: www.aqch.org
Organisation representing qualified curative hypnotherapists. Can recommend appropriate courses for training in this field.
British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis
28 Dale Park Gardens Cookridge Leeds LS16 7PT
Tel: 07000 560309
Website: www.bsmdh.com
Professional body offering training in hypnotherapy to doctors and dentists. Can provide list of accredited local medical and dental hypnotherapists.
National Council for Hypnotherapy
PO Box 5779 Burton on the Wolds Loughborough LE12 5ZF
Tel: 0800 952 0545
Website: www.hypnotherapists.org.uk
Represents members, sets standards of practice and can refer to accredited training schools. Can put you in touch with a hypnotherapist in your area.
MANIPULATIVE THERAPIES
British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine
34 The Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4AH
Tel: 01923 220999
Website: www.bimm.org.uk
Charity promoting education and clinical research in the science of musculoskeletal medicine among the medical profession. Runs training courses and has a list of referral centres in the UK.
Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
14 Bedford Row London WC1R 4ED
Tel: 020 7242 1941
Website: www.csp.org.uk
An association of chartered physiotherapists with a particular clinical interest in manipulation.
NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE
Biolab Medical Unit
9 Weymouth Street London W1W 6DB
Tel: 020 7636 5959
Website: www.biolab.co.uk
Medical laboratory specialising in environmental medicine, measuring vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Only accepts referrals from registered health professionals.
British Association of Nutritional Therapists
27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX
Tel: 0870 606 1284
Website: www.bant.org.uk
Professional body promoting the highest standards of educational training and qualification in nutritional therapy. Has register of qualified members.
British Dietetic Association
5th Floor, Charles House 148–149 Great Charles Street Queensway Birmingham B3 3HT
Tel: 0121 200 8080
Website: www.bda.uk.com
Professional association supporting dietitians; they can be contacted via hospitals or GP practices. For list of BDA-registered dietitians in private practice, please send an SAE.
British Society for Allergy, Environmental and Nutritional Medicine
PO Box 7 Knighton Powys LD7 1WT
Tel: 01547 550380
Website: www.bsaenm.org
Represents health professionals working in this field and can refer to doctors in your area. Publishes information and lobbies for these topics to be included in the undergraduate curriculum.
General Council and Register of Naturopaths
Goswell House 2 Goswell Road Street BA16 0JG
Tel: 08707 456984
Website: www.naturopathy.org.uk
Establishes and maintains standards of education, inspects colleges and courses of naturopathy. Promotes investigations and research. Has register of people qualified to practise naturopathy.
OSTEOPATHY
General Osteopathic Council
Osteopathy House 176 Tower Bridge Road London SE1 3LU
Tel: 020 7357 6655
Website: www.osteopathy.org.uk
Regulatory body that offers information about osteopathy to the public and lists of accredited osteopaths.
PSYCHOTHERAPY
British Association of Psychotherapists
37 Mapesbury Road London NW2 4HJ
Tel: 020 8452 9823
Website: www.bap-psychotherapy.org
Training organisation representing psychotherapists. Can refer to qualified psychotherapists in your area.
British Psychological Society
St Andrews House 48 Princess Road East Leicester LE1 7DR
Tel: 0116 254 9568
Website: www.bps.org.uk
Membership organisation representing psychologists and psychology in the UK. Has register of psychologists in your area.
National Council of Psychotherapists
PO Box 6072 Nottingham NG6 9BW
Tel: 0845 230 6072
Website: www.natcouncilofpsychotherapists.org.uk
National association of psychotherapists, mainly in private practice, to whom the public may confidently refer.
REFLEXOLOGY
Association of Reflexologists
27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX
Tel: 0870 567 3320
Website: www.aor.org.uk
Accreditation body offering lists of practitioners and training courses in reflexology.
International Federation of Reflexologists
76–78 Edridge Road Croydon Surrey CR0 1EF
Tel: 020 8645 9134
Website: www.intfedreflexologists.org
Umbrella organisation representing reflexologists, offering information to the public and advice on suitable training.
Scottish Institute of Reflexology
6/1 Mintoe Place Hawick TD9 9JL
Tel: 01450 373135
Website: www.scottishreflexology.org.
Promotes, monitors and maintains the highest professional standards in reflexology among members and training establishments. Has register of accredited reflexologists who have public liability insurance.
YOGA
British Wheel of Yoga
25 Jermyn Street Sleaford Lincs NG34 7RU
Tel: 01529 306851
Website: www.bwy.org.uk
Professional body offering lists of qualified yoga therapists. Also provides training courses in yoga.
Yoga Biomedical Trust
Yoga Therapy Centre 90–92 Pentonville Street London N1 9HS
Tel: 020 7689 3040
Website: www.yogatherapy.org
Charity developing and promoting research into yoga therapy, treating particular ailments and offering training of therapists. Centre offers on-site therapy.
Yoga for Health Foundation
Ickwell Bury Ickwell Green Biggleswade Beds SG18 9EF
Tel: 01767 627271
Website: www.yogaforhealthfoundation.co.uk
Offers teaching for remedial yoga at their own residential centre for people with health problems.
