ABSTRACT
This chapter presents general practitioner, a dab hand at medicine by numbers, and as personable to patients as any trainer’s dream. It suggests that complementary therapies were either well meaning but deluded systems of nonsense or pretty sharp business rackets. Lay professional healing practitioners already work in various settings, such as private clinics, voluntary healing centres, cancer charities, and in the National Health Service. Specific examples include Cookridge Hospital in Leeds, the London Haven, the Mustard Tree Macmillan Centre in Plymouth, and Liverpool Marie Curie Centre. In general, healing is any process that restores balance, harmony, peace, and function. Contrary to general opinion, there has been a lot of research into energy healing in varied biological systems and humans. There are many types of healing practice and schools of thought. The three main varieties used in healthcare settings in Britain are spiritual healing, reiki, and therapeutic touch.
