by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Oct 6, 2026 | Blog Post, General
Changing the Menopause Narrative October is Menopause Awareness Month, and I like to reflect on this month not only to highlight the challenges of the menopause but a chance to look at how we talk about this stage of life. It has been wonderful to watch the...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Sep 24, 2026 | Blog Post, General
The Essence of Integrative Healthcare Listening back to one of my most recent podcasts with Rhiannon Lewis reminded me why aromatherapy really does deserve a serious place in integrative care and indeed why we included it on our master’s programme in...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Sep 7, 2026 | Blog Post, General
Why Medicine’s Burnout Crisis Can’t Wait Medicine has a crisis it can’t ignore for much longer. Speaking from personal experience, burnout in healthcare professionals is a very real and very serious problem. Studies consistently show...
by Lou Cullen | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog Post, General
De-prescribing: Healthcare’s Most Avoided Conversation Starting a medication takes a 2 minute conversation with your doctor. Yet stopping one can take a referral, a care plan and three appointments. At the Integrative and Personalised Medicine...
by NCIM | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog Post, General
Arnica: Ancient Remedy, Modern Evidence In a recent webinar that NCIM hosted, we had two guest speakers joining us to explore one of the most widely recognised plants in natural medicine – Arnica. Dr Vivien Rolfe is a herbal researcher, health coach,...
by Lou Cullen | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog Post, General
Prevention Medicine in the NHS The NHS was built in 1948 to treat illness, not to prevent it. Nearly 80 years on and that logic ultimately still shapes where the money goes. An estimated 90% or more of the NHS budget goes on treating disease after it...
