The Complementary Healing Association, C.H.A. is a UK National Charity.
The charity (which now incorporates the Aromatherapy Health and Beauty Association) was founded by it's President JoAnn Bailey in 1965 with the intention of bringing all Complementary Healing under one umbrella.
The C.H.A. encompasses Alternative Therapies and Training to provide alternative care to all those in need, regardless of race, colour, creed or status.
The C.H.A. is an Entirely Voluntary organisation committed to helping to aid "the relief of sickness, suffering and stress of persons, to those in need, by the provision of Complementary and Natural Health Care." The C.H.A. relies solely on donations for all its funding and, as such, all donations will be used solely for the benefit of the charity.
The C.H.A. endeavours to work closely with, and not instead of, Mainstream Medicine. By doing so we also hope to help towards easing the already overstretched Medical Profession and the monetary burden on the Health Service.
The C.H.A. believes that healing should be freely available to all, irrespective of their ability to pay. However, as there are ancillary running costs involved in running a centre, a donation towards these costs would be appreciated.
The C.H.A. welcomes Qualified Professionals from other bona fides organisations who wish to be considered for affiliation to the C.H.A.
The C.H.A. will also maintain the European Union Register for Complementary Practitioners. www.eurcp.com
National Standards of Competence have been created and a Common Policy for Requirements should be followed by all Therapy Associations. For an example please refer to the ‘UK Healers’ and ‘CTA’ Web sites via our Links page.
Complementary Therapies are today becoming acknowledged by the NHS and by many doctors for the benefit of those patients who need additional symptom relief or are not responding to allopathic treatment.
Like doctors, all our members are covered by insurance for Professional Indemnity and for Public Liability.
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