Welcome to our August newsUpdate

As we near the end of the August, we are glad to report that face to face and close contact (‘hands-on’) therapies have now resumed (with the exception of mobile working in Scotland). This is, of course, subject to local restrictions and lockdowns. We appreciate the need for clarity about what complementary therapists can or can’t do in such situations. CNHC are therefore signatories to a letter to Government from the Integrated Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) asking for clear guidance when local restrictions are imposed.

In the “new normal” we find ourselves in, there is still much uncertainty and understandable anxiety. We have updated our Advice to Registrants on following government guidance on preparing to return to work and working safely. As I mentioned in last month’s newsUpdate, CNHC is approved as an Accredited Register by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) - a body accountable to Parliament. This provides additional assurance that CNHC registrants meet UK-wide standards of patient safety and service quality and have a commitment to Stand Up for Standards. So if any of your clients are a little nervous about returning to see you, you can tell them that you are CNHC registered and explain just what that means in terms of safety and great standards of care.

Starting this month, we are publishing a series of articles to support you in returning to your practices, the first of which offers tips on reconnecting with your clients after lockdown.

With the UK Government’s new campaign to tackle obesity and reduce the risks of becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, the services nutritional therapists and hypnotherapists can provide are more important than ever. And as more people start to exercise and take part in sports, we are very pleased to announce the timely inclusion in July of sports massage as a new category on our Accredited Register. This in addition to the category of Sports Therapy.

Finally, CNHC continues its support of integrative healthcare. The rescheduled ECIM is now open for bookings with a discounted early bird rate for CNHC Registrants. This issue of our newsUpdate also includes an article by CNHC Registrant Marie Duggan on an innovative initiative that helps hospices and cancer centres whilst providing therapists with experience and skills in cancer care, makes for an interesting read.

We have updated our Advice to Registrants on following government guidance on returning to work and working safely during the coronavirus pandemic.

Our website also includes updates on the latest government announcements for England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland on returning to work.

SEISS: Deadline to apply for the second grant

Online applications have opened for the second grant in the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS).

If you were eligible for the first grant in the scheme and can confirm to HMRC that your business has been adversely affected on or after 14 July 2020, you can make your claim for the second grant. 

The deadline to make a claim is 19 October 2020.