The legal aspects of complementary therapy practice : a guide for health care professionals

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The legal aspects of complementary therapy practice : a guide for health care professionals

Bridgit Dimond ; foreword by Hazel Courtenay

Churchill Livingstone, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-435) and index

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All healthcare professionals working with complementary therapies must be fully aware of legal boundaries, responsibilities and liabilities in the practice of complementary therapies. This book covers all the main topics and principles and deals with points specific to individual therapies, helping practitioners to practice confidently.Legal aspects of using and integrating complementary therapies in health care practice present an area of anxiety for therapists, nurses and others Bridget Dimond is very well known in the UK as a speaker in this topic. It is the subject on which she is most frequently asked to talk at conferences.Information is clearly presented and extremely practical

Table of Contents

Brief History and Membership Numbers, Links with Traditional Medicine Controlling Body. Registration (If Applicable), Membership, Admission Qualifications, Examinations. Definitions of Standards of Competence. Rules on Professional Misconduct, Control and Discipline. Insurance Cover and Professional Indemnity. Definitions for Purchasing Contracts. Special Situations with Legal Significance.

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