by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog Post, General
The Ethics of Knowledge: Reflections from NCIM’s Testing in Integrative Healthcare Conference The latest NCIM Conference brought together clinicians, researchers, and industry experts to explore a theme around functional testing : The Ethics of Knowledge. Rather...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Sep 22, 2025 | Blog Post, General
Functional Testing in Integrative Medicine As an Integrative Medicine doctor, I frequently have patients who have been on a long health journey but have not got many answers. They aren’t well, they don’t feel right, with sometimes a myriad of symptoms,...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog Post, General
Let’s Dig Deeper! Functional Medicine and why it’s so important for personalised care Last night we had our free monthly webinar with Dr Hazel Walkin, a GP in Somerset and new functional medicine doctor for NCIM. She talked us through what functional medicine is,...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog Post, General
What is Integrative Medicine? It has to be one of the questions I am asked the most from those outside our field of work…. What does integrative medicine mean? Sometimes I think the biggest barrier to making integrative medicine more accessible is a lack of...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Oct 3, 2024 | Blog Post, General
The Silent Epidemic of Chronic Pain Pain is the most common reason that people attend their GP and affects 1 in 4 people – approximately 28 million people in the UK. By definition chronic pain is a persistent condition which lasts more than three months. It can...
