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[post_content] => A project in Lancaster is opening up homeopathy to new audiences, aiming to reach some of the most vulnerable people in society.
The community clinic - supported by a grant from the Society of Homeopaths - runs once a month in the city's Tara Centre, a not-for-profit centre, which runs regular sessions, short courses, workshops and retreats to promote physical, emotional and spiritual health.
Homeopathy treatments are offered at a drop-in clinic alongside a range of other CAM therapies, including shiatsu massage, craniosacral therapy and reflexology.
The community clinic began in March and has had a steady stream of people through the doors so far, most of them first-time users of homeopathy.
Hazel Morbey, RSHom, set up the clinic together with Amanda Bingley and David Smith, RSHoms with the help of a grant from the Society of Homeopaths.
"We wanted to do this to enable people who had not used homeopathy before and/or who couldn't afford it as they are on a low or no income, to have the opportunity to try it," says Hazel. "We are giving, in particular, a special welcome to people from asylum seeking and refugee communities."
When they arrive at the clinic, people are triaged to assess which treatments and therapies may be suitable for them and they then have a 15-20 minute appointment with a homeopath or CAM therapist.
Conditions people are presenting with cover a wide range, says Hazel.
"Some people are looking at treatment for minor and everyday ailments such as coughs and colds, while for others it can be the effects of their current life experiences, so we can be dealing with symptoms of stress or grief, for example. We are also seeing symptoms of longer term conditions like anxiety, and also multiple conditions such as, in one case, someone with a foot ulcer who also had an uncontrolled, long-term health condition and had experienced extreme emotional trauma."
Other issues include long-term alcohol and drug dependency and long-standing eczema. In another instance, someone visited the clinic having rarely left home for six years due to agoraphobia.
The clinic is also seeing people facing particular problems as a consequence of living in over-crowded conditions or who are dealing with the stresses of caring responsibilities, Hazel adds.
There is a suggested charge of £2 per appointment, though people may pay more or less. Although follow-up appointments are not pre-booked, Hazel and her colleagues are finding that people are returning for further help.
"All of us are very conscious that, working as sole therapists in what is effectively private health care provision, we are keen to extend access to homeopathy but are unable to support it within our own homeopathy businesses. Working with the Tara Centre, that has links with and is already working with the communities we want to reach, and with support from the Society grant, means there is an organisation and structure to support both the homeopaths that want to do it and to extend the services that The Tara Centre is beginning to build in the city."
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A project in Lancaster is opening up homeopathy to new audiences, aiming to reach some of the most vulnerable people in society.
The community clinic – supported by a grant from the Society of Homeopaths – runs once a month in the city’s Tara Centre, a not-for-profit centre, which runs regular sessions, short courses, workshops and retreats to promote physical, emotional and spiritual health.
Homeopathy treatments are offered at a drop-in clinic alongside a range of other CAM therapies, including shiatsu massage, craniosacral therapy and reflexology.
The community clinic began in March and has had a steady stream of people through the doors so far, most of them first-time users of homeopathy.
Hazel Morbey, RSHom, set up the clinic together with Amanda Bingley and David Smith, RSHoms with the help of a grant from the Society of Homeopaths.
“We wanted to do this to enable people who had not used homeopathy before and/or who couldn’t afford it as they are on a low or no income, to have the opportunity to try it,” says Hazel. “We are giving, in particular, a special welcome to people from asylum seeking and refugee communities.”
When they arrive at the clinic, people are triaged to assess which treatments and therapies may be suitable for them and they then have a 15-20 minute appointment with a homeopath or CAM therapist.
Conditions people are presenting with cover a wide range, says Hazel.
“Some people are looking at treatment for minor and everyday ailments such as coughs and colds, while for others it can be the effects of their current life experiences, so we can be dealing with symptoms of stress or grief, for example. We are also seeing symptoms of longer term conditions like anxiety, and also multiple conditions such as, in one case, someone with a foot ulcer who also had an uncontrolled, long-term health condition and had experienced extreme emotional trauma.”
Other issues include long-term alcohol and drug dependency and long-standing eczema. In another instance, someone visited the clinic having rarely left home for six years due to agoraphobia.
The clinic is also seeing people facing particular problems as a consequence of living in over-crowded conditions or who are dealing with the stresses of caring responsibilities, Hazel adds.
There is a suggested charge of £2 per appointment, though people may pay more or less. Although follow-up appointments are not pre-booked, Hazel and her colleagues are finding that people are returning for further help.
“All of us are very conscious that, working as sole therapists in what is effectively private health care provision, we are keen to extend access to homeopathy but are unable to support it within our own homeopathy businesses. Working with the Tara Centre, that has links with and is already working with the communities we want to reach, and with support from the Society grant, means there is an organisation and structure to support both the homeopaths that want to do it and to extend the services that The Tara Centre is beginning to build in the city.”