Membership of the NHSTA is free of charge to PCTs and includes a broad range of free services, including recruitment facilities, free legal advice and a range of free publications, including our official annual members' publication "Healthcare - The Way Forward ", "NHS Guide to Healthy Living" (in support of the National Service Frameworks for coronary heart disease, diabetes etc.), and "The NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners". Many other publications and initiatives are planned for the future.

PCT Members area

Latest NHSTA Update here... >
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NHS Directory of CAM Members Area

NEW - NHSTA Complementary Practitioner Logo Following complaints relating to the unauthorised use of the NHS, NHSTA and NHS Directory logos on publicity material and websites produced by member and non member practitioners the NHSTA has decided to make available a complementary practitioner membership logo available for use by members on all such material.
The logo is subject to a strict usage policy which should be carefuly read before using the logo and adhered to at all times.
Download the usage policy...>
Download the logo for use on the web...>
Download the logo for print use (grey scale)...>

NHS Directory of CAM Newsletter Winter 2004

Open Letter to GPsThe following open letter may be used by NHS Directory members who wish to write directly to GPs to inform them of their membership, availability and willingness to work with the NHS via the NHS Directory.
The letter is primarily intended to be used by Directory members who wish to inform their local GPs of their membership and provide them with more information about the Directory.
Members may also, if they wish, give it to their patients to show their GPs.
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Open letter to Patient Advice and Liaison Co-ordinators

Any member of the public who is encountering difficulties in obtaining complementary therapy via the NHS and who would like to bring this problem to the notice of their PCT, should write to the Patient Advice and Liaison Co-ordinator (PAL) at the Primary Care Trust.

The role of PAL is a new one. The PALs have been created to act as an interface between the public and the Boards of the Primary Care Trusts responsible for healthcare in their area. If enough members of the public write on the subject, this will help the Boards of the Trusts become more aware of the true level of demand and may lead to funding being made available where hitherto it was not.

It would also be appropriate for members of the public to write to the lay member of their local Primary Care Trust. The lay member is an ordinary member of the public, whose purpose is to represent the local population.

Information on your local Primary Care Trust is available via a link on the patient resources section of the site or your GP. Many Trusts also have websites.

Below is a draft letter that could be used when writing to your local PCT about difficulties you have had in getting complementary treatment.

Draft letter to PALs...>
[please download this Word document by right clicking the link and "saving the target as"]