ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that there are many perceived benefits of complementary practitioners working on-site within a general practitioners (GP) surgery. For GPs and complementary practitioners alike it offers an opportunity for the structural integration of complementary therapies into the routine work of the primary care team. The chapter also offers ease of access to facilities and greater opportunities for communication and education. While structural features clearly have an important role in the way a service is delivered and its capacity to respond to external policy changes, other factors also impact on the service development and organisation, most notably the issue of funding. The funding of complementary therapies in primary care is perhaps the central issue which cuts across all the lessons that can be drawn from existing models. The dominant rationale for the service also has implications for the nature of the working relationships between the GPs and the complementary therapists.
