With legislation regarding client information tightening due to GDPR, as well as the need for beauticians to obtain the necessary client consent before carrying out treatments, many beauty salons are looking at more efficient and cost effective ways to gather and store data. Thanks to electronic consent forms, beauty salons are able to safely and
Most of us are way beneath the higher risk threshold but our insurance companies are taking these levels of risk on our behalf and charging us to do so. I spent some time this weekend chatting to specialist Healthcare Insurance Brokers at the exhibition and they were very pleased to see me. They assured me
We all know how essential obtaining client consent is before carrying out any facial treatment. Failure to do so could invalidate your insurance and leave you facing big charges should they make a claim against you. Yet consultation forms filled out on paper can really hamper the client being able to enjoy a relaxing and
Most aesthetic practitioners, clinicians and surgeons understand the importance of taking proper and detailed informed consent before undertaking any aesthetic treatment. With medical litigation laws tightening in the UK around aesthetic procedures and indemnity costs rising each year, skin clinics, beauticians and cosmetic surgeons are looking at ways to protect themselves even further when carrying
Paper Hypnotherapy Consultation Forms - are they obsolete? When was the last time you made a call from a phone box? Is it months or years? I can remember my first mobile phone. It was the size of a brick and with the battery, it weighed more than one. I loved that phone, now my
As caring members of the alternative therapy movement, whether practitioners of Acupuncture, Reiki, Hypnosis, Homeopathy, Yoga,Vedic medicine or any of the many other fields, like most professionals we have a few differences of opinion. I would however suggest that one of the many things we do have in common is a holistic approach to health,
Many people come to alternative and holistic health practitioners, as a last resort and with some reservations. The popular press love to search out examples of malpractice and scare monger, after all fear is what sells newspapers. They are often in pain and unsure if you can help, a stressed or nervous patient is not
As an Acupuncturist, you carry a huge responsibility for the welfare of your clients, many of whom have been suffering ill health for years. Often you are the last port of call, after mainstream medicine has failed to provide relief from a chronic condition. Taking a thorough medical history of each new patient is
Over the last 10 years we have seen significant change within the Apprenticeships sector in the UK. With the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy and Apprenticeship Standards, there has been a huge shift in how colleges and training providers operate and deliver. There has also been lots of innovation over the last decade with a
