Dr. Jean Roberton           
 
This is a personal account of how Hertfordshire FHSA accepted spiritual healing as a paid clinic for General Practice.

  I had been referring selected patients in my General Practice to healers volunteering at my surgery for eighteen months before the arrival of the government's White Paper.  (These are changes in the NHS introduced by the Thatcher government.)  The number of patients attending the healing clinic grew from eight to about sixty per month.  I employed three healers on a one in three rota for each Friday afternoon.  I included extra patients for myself from March 1990, when I felt confident enough to use the new healing gifts that I had been given.

  Whilst completing applications for our other proposed clinics for the Family Health Services Administration it was natural to submit one for Stress Management (counselling and spiritual healing).  Since there were never less than twelve patients attending any such clinic, they well covered the minimum number of ten required in April 1990.

  In due course we were asked to make out the following protocol which we sent to the FHSA:

       The clinic is available to all patients of any age via referral from their GP.  Its main aim is to counsel and alleviate symptoms and stress in conjuunction with conventional medicine.  Strenuous efforts are made to help the patients to come to terms with their symptoms and any related problems and help them to help themselves.

    Record keeping:
      At the first consultation Dr Roberton speaks with all patients and obtains information that is recorded on pre-designated sheets.  Note is made of name, address, telephone number, date of birth, occupation and any relevant details of family and circumstance.  Past medical history is noted along with family medical history, present condition and current drug regime (if any).  After each consultation these records are updated noting improvements and significant changes with relevant information from both patient and healer.

Two months later, in July, we received confirmation that this clinic and several others had been accepted for the standard clinic payment. More recently, our FHSA has reduced the minimum number of patients required for the payment from ten to six. We therefore applied for payment for a second clinic on the same day. This has recently been granted.

For those interested in using healers in General Practice, I suggest you find a compatible healer first and try out a few trial clinics before applying for a fee for healers. This way you can learn how you prefer to run your clinics, alter them as necessary, and feel confident about writing up and submitting your protocol. You are also on safe ground if the members of the FHSA wish to come to inspect your clinic.

Good healing! Working with a healer will certainly alter your thoughts on both diagnosis and treatment.
 

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