Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHSComplementary therapies
Use clinical practice to generate research ideas and transform care
Research often stems from academia but clinicians are ideally placed to identify care improvements. Even if your idea seems off the wall, take the plunge and try it, urges Sue Davies
The risks associated with consumer magazines giving advice on complementary therapies
Growing public interest in complementary therapies has led to an increase in the use of unqualified contributors writing and recommending various therapies
NICE guidance on low back pain should be revised urgently
NICE guidance on low back pain should be reviewed to avoid confusion, say Kate Feenan and Paula Banbury
NICE guidance on the management of persistent low back pain and nurses’ role
A member of the NICE guideline development group highlights the important issues for the latest evidence-based guideline for readers of Nursing Times
Developing community-based activities for inpatients in a mental health hospital
Staff developed a range of community-based activities for psychiatric inpatients to promote social inclusion and integration into the community
Developing a model for complementary therapy for patients with cancer
An initiative offers complementary therapies to patients with cancer using a model of integrated care
Complementary therapies 'not effective for rheumatoid arthritis'
Most complementary therapies used by people with rheumatoid arthritis are not effective, a study has found.
Use of complementary and alternative medicine is rapidly increasing
Find out more about how these therapies are defined, their rapid growth and plans for regulation
An overview of research on complementary therapies in life-limiting conditions
VOL: 103, ISSUE: 32, PAGE NO: 32-33Janet Richardson, PhD, RN, CPsychol; Karen Pilkington, MSc, MRPharmSJanet Richardson is reader in nursing and health studies, Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth; Karen Pilkington is senior research fellow, School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster. This article reports on a systematic review of literature on complementary and alternative medicine
The use of complementary therapy in nursing practice.
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