New regulation set for therapists in 2010
Monday 7th December, 2009
The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) has announced new regulation for sports therapists, yoga practitioners, craniolsacral therapists, Bowen therapists and Alexander Technique practitioners for 2010.
The CNHC has sought the move for regulation in an effort to provide safe and minimum sets of standards. In January of 2010, sports and remedial therapists will have an official regulator meaning that sports people and trainers will have somewhere to seek out fully qualified practitioners.
CNCH Registrar and CEO Maggie Dunn believes it is a positive step for the safe future of sport.
“This is not only an important development for the CNHC but also for the sports industry,” she said.
“Any sports and remedial therapist applying to the CNHC register does so in the knowledge that they have to meet specific standards.”
During the announcement to delegates at the CNHC’s conference, Dunn also stated the move was important for the forthcoming Olympic Games in London.
“This is vital at a time when the country is preparing for the greatest sporting event in the world, the Olympics. We need to be delivering quality on every level in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics and the admission of sports and remedial therapist to the CNHC register is an important development in this process.”
Still in its first year of operation, the CNHC has already accepted registration from Aromatherapists, Massage Therapists, Reflexologists, Shiatsu practitioners and Nutritional Therapists. Those who receive accreditation are entitled to display the CNHC quality mark.
By mid 2010, registration will open to therapists in Yoga, Craniosacral, Bowen technique and Alexander technique.
For more information about the CNCH, visit their website here
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December 7th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
I was very surprised to see this on your site.
CNHC is very much a joke in complementary therapies with only some 1200 out of 150,000 practitioners of complementary medicine choosing to part with their £30 to become members of a completely ineffectual ‘regulator’. It is difficult to see how a body that does not conform to ANY regulatory model in the UK and lists less than 1% of practitioners can ‘protect the public.
After stating it would recruit 10,000 practitioners in the first year CNHC has now downgraded expectations and is desperately trying to recruit 4000 by March 2010. That would be almost three times the number of practitioners recruited since last January! With a running cost of over £330,000 a year and an income of less than £50,000 the CNHC is set to be out of business before the end of 2011. After spending £800,000 of public money on a lay board with no voting practitioners, many say it cannot be gone too soon.
December 8th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Thank you for your comment PC.
The aim of our news section is to report stories that are relevant to the industry. It is at the individual therapist’s discretion as to which professional bodies or regulators they choose to register with. We cover as many angles in that respect and try to remain impartial.
We welcome open debate on any topic as providing professionals and the public with as much information on healthcare choices is important.
If anyone else has an opinion on the subject we’d love to hear from you.
Thanks again PC.