NHS Directory for comp therapists

[VPSY]

Here's an interesting link: www.nhsdirectory.org. If you click on to your therapy eg Reflexology and click on Are You A Reflexologist you can learn about registering with them.

It has a section that says: 'In addition to the practical benefits of a Certificate of Membership, an entry on both the website and in the published directory (with an opportunity to provide an additional 200 word detailed background to their practice), the Directory will have the potential to greatly increase the patient base of individual practitioners, and provide them with an opportunity to confirm their commitment to be recognised as a legitimate part of their local Primary Care team.'

If you go onto the site you can register as a practitioner of a comp therapy and get referrals from NHS professionals. I have emailed them for my application pack today.

 

[Ben Dover]

Hi Siobhan

We received a form from the LCSP register but it looks expensive from my point of view and their is no guarantee that you will get referrals from the docs, it could be as good to go and introduce yourselves to the practice managers at the local docs and see if that helps

 

[Martha S.]

Hiya
I was initially very interested in this and asked my doctor if ever he would use it to refer anyone well you can guess what his answer was...but still he is not the only Dr around...
Hugs
T

 

[Annamazing.!]

Hiyah everyone[sm=wave.gif]!

I have, just today, filled out my application form for the directory, but I am going for the £50.00 basic set-up. Our Doctors surgery has a Reflexologist, Acupunturist, Chiropractor (and something else that I can't remember) so they seem well in with Complementary therapies.

It's a shame that the directory does SO much for those that can cough up £100 for advertising (200 extra words, details written in bold in the directory etc.) and comparitively little if you don't have the luxury of being able to afford it, though. It's only a bit of extra text after all and personally, I can't justify it as I am just starting out. I know you have to speculate to accumulate, but there aren't even any guarantees!

Anyway, as I say, I will go for the £50.00 lot and wing it for a year to see how it goes. If anybody refuses to use me because I'm not written in bold, then it's their loss I think !

Ta ta

Jane xx

 

[qwerqwer]

Hi All

I've been on this register for two years, and I've never had a single referal from a GP! BUT..... If you are writing to a clients GP for consent to treat a contra-indication, it is a great tool to be able to say "I am an NHS registered Reflexologist (or whatever). Since I've been doing this, I've never had a GP refuse consent.

Don't think it will get you extra business, it just gives you better standing.

Health & happiness

Waywood

 

[Noelle]

Very interesting topic. I was intrigued by this, and was going to join, but after reading Waywoods reply, I don't think, i'll bother, as it is true, doctors always say no.

 

[body]

I have never had a doc say no either and am not on it.

 

[inzleaqoms]

Interesting that they want you to pay for it! I had naively assumed it was free and saw no mention of money anywhere on the site. Paul, your idea about me going to my GP's surgery and introducing myself is very sensible. I already do some voluntary work for a local health trust so I'd have no probs getting a reference (they seem to rather like me ).

Thanks for the warning guys. Perhaps it was too good to be true eh?

 

[Account--Suspended]

Can anybody actually confirm that this is run by the NHS? I wonder if it is a profit-making scheme run by another company? We had a letter at our place saying that we could 'clean up' from our local practice (name inserted on card) and that there were all these patients waiting for us. Turns out it was nothing to do with the doctors. They actually put on it, 'please don't call the surgery number or you will be taking up precious call time needed by emergency patients' ring this number instead! Apparently the surgery know about it but don't seem to care, they even let the people rent a room from them to do the business. What do you all think of that then?![:'(]

 

[Semper Fi]

Well, after reading all of the replies about the NHS Directory, I have made an informed decision not to bother. When I spoke to my Doctor about them using me after I qualify (when I was in training) they said that they already had a Reflexologist and that they wouldn't use anybody else while she was on their books. So, thinking about it, they probably won't use the directory.

Instead I am going to save my money and write to my Doctor's practise manager introducing myself and just letting them know that I am here if they need me. I have written to a couple of the other local surgeries too, so it's the same thing really except that it didn't cost me anything.

Thanks guy's

Luv

Jane xx