Links and Resources

Health Food Manufacturers Association: The HFMA is the trade association for the specialist health product industry.

Health Professions Council: The HPC is a healthcare regulator set up to protect the health and wellbeing of people who use the services of the members of the health professions registered with it. The HPC currently registers members of 13 professions including physiotherapists, radiographers and art therapists.

iCAM: Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine: iCAM is a new centre based in the School of Integrated health for information and intelligence on CAM integration and professional development.

King’s Fund: The King’s Fund in an independent charitable foundation working for better health, especially in London.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: The MHRA is an executive agency of the Department of Health responsible for ensuring medicines, including herbal medicines, and medical devices work and are acceptably safe. Relevant committees include the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee (HMAC) and the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM). The MHRA registers products under the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive.

The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health: FIH provides information about the integration of complementary and conventional healthcare and runs a number of programmes around regulation, research & development, education & training and more.

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