Actress Jenny Seagrove told audience members at the Integrative & Personalised Medicine conference 2023 in London last week that her own approach to health was radically impacted by watching her mother being prescribed ‘pills, pills and more pills’ when she…
Between 29th June and July 1st, the Integrative and Personalised Medicine Conference 2023 took place at the QEII Centre in the heart of Westminster. As partners at the event, we were thrilled to see so many in attendance for what…
The College of Medicine’s Chair, Dr Michael Dixon, has announced he is leaving the Social Prescribing Network, after co-founding the organisation in 2015. Current Co-Chair Sian Brand announced the news, saying Dr Dixon had been the SPN’s ‘constant’ over the…
The Green Dreams Project CIC in Padiham, near Burnley, started back in 2009 when College of Medicine Council member Dr James Fleming decided not to pursue a PHD in favour of using his free time and energy to make a…
Social Prescribing Day is an annual celebration of social prescribing, recognising link workers, local community groups and regional and national organisations which support people’s health and wellbeing. This year Social Prescribing Day fell on Thursday 9th March – with many…
Last year, The College of Medicine partnered with ITN Productions Industry News to make The Food Manifesto, a series of short programmes that focus on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle. The resulting programmes were subsequently shown on the…
Two GPs who helped to create a mental health referral team during the height of the first lock-down have shared with the College of Medicine the challenges and successes of its first year in operation. The Andover Primary Care Mental…
In December, Dr Harry Brunjes, Vice President of the College of Medicine, was a guest at The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for ‘Quality Governance in Health & Social Care, an inaugural one day conference. Dr Brunjes was asked…
October 24th 2019 saw the College of Medicine’s third annual Food conference, this year entitled ‘Food on Prescription‘, held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. Below are some of the highlights captured on camera. Find out more about…
The final week in November saw the College of Medicine hosting its Foundation Course on Integrated Medicine at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Here, we’ve shared a few pictorial highlights of the beautiful – and very festive – surrounds…
HRH The Prince of Wales has urged the UK’s ‘best brains’ to try and find a more sustainable approach to farming that doesn’t deplete vital soil nutrients. Speaking in a pre-recorded film at the College of Medicine’s third food and…
The College of Medicine recently joined forces with Dr Toh Wong and Dr Naveed Akhtar on a two-day course exploring Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis. Here, we share some of the fantastic feedback we received from those attending. Keep checking the…
The College of Medicine held its fifth Foundation Course at the Old Diorama Arts Centre in London on 15th and 16th November. Over two days, a diverse mix of healthcare practitioners including medical students, therapists and pharmacists gathered to engage…
HRH The Prince of Wales and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiling a plaque to commemorate the first centre of excellence in traditional Indian medicine following an MOU between The College of Medicine and the Government of India.
The College of Medicine has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) to create centres of excellence in the UK. The Department of Health for India and donors in the…
An inspirational group of GPs, yoga practitioners, academics, yoga teachers, and entrepreneurs met to look at ways to bring yoga into healthcare for patients and for healthcare professionals. To breakdown yoga stereotypes and work with the College of Medicine to…
We are delighted to be working with Media Planet on a new Transforming Healthcare campaign. You can explore the website here. Articles explore issues which will become crucial to the future of healthcare, including: How digital platforms connect people to…
NICE has recommended that GPs should refer over 2 million people who are overweight for healthy cookery classes and exercise sessions. Although the costs will run to £435 per person, NICE estimates that the classes will pay for themselves within…
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