CNHC Update
A regular update from the CNHC, which includes with great sadness the news that former CNHC Chair John Lant died on Monday 1 February following a period of illness. John attended camexpo on a number of occasions and enjoyed meeting practitioners at the CNHC stand. Our heartfelt condolences go to John’s family.
It is with great sadness that we announce that former CNHC Chair John Lant died on Monday 1 February following a period of illness. John chaired CNHC’s Board for two years following more than five years as a Board member. John was known by many in the sector following his valued contribution to the work that led to the creation of CNHC. John attended camexpo on a number of occasions and enjoyed meeting practitioners at the CNHC stand.
Our heartfelt condolences go to John’s family.
Image: John Lant
- CNHC response to NICE proposal to remove complementary therapies from supportive and palliative care guidelines
As many readers will be aware CNHC, and many other organisations involved with camexpo and across the sector, responded to NICE’s consultation on its proposed update to ‘Improving Supportive and Palliative Care in adults’.
NICE’s draft update proposes removing complementary therapies from the guideline despite its wide use in this area. This is particularly surprising given that the draft scope moves away from the requirement for research evidence and instead focuses on patient-reported outcomes, as well as patient and staff satisfaction with services – which can easily be provided.
CNHC alerted people across the complementary health and supportive and palliative care sectors on 6 January 2016 so that as many organisations as possible could respond to the consultation. We also worked collaboratively to present a robust case for retaining complementary therapies within the guidelines.
NICE has not yet advised when it will be publishing the consultation responses but has confirmed it received a high volume on this occasion. NICE will be reviewing the responses and will publish a final scope before developing the guideline itself over the next two years.
You can see CNHC’s response in full here: CNHC response to NICE guideline update. You can see the draft scope here: Supportive and palliative care: service delivery
We will provide updates as they become available.
- CNHC PSB elections – next round begins soon
The next round of elections for membership of CNHC Profession Specific Boards (PSBs) begins in April with elections for the Massage Therapy and Nutritional Therapy PSBs.
An email requesting the election statements of those who wish to stand will be sent out on Friday 15 April 2016.
The election will begin on Monday 9 May 2016 and will close on Friday 20 May 2016.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- If you are interested in putting yourself forward to be a member of one of these PSBs you need to be registered with CNHC for the relevant discipline as at midnight on Thursday 14 April.
- If you wish to vote in the election you need to be registered with CNHC for the relevant discipline by midnight on Sunday 8 May 2016.
You can see full details of these PSB elections here: PSB election timetable
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