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REACH (Training Development)

Project overview

An impact project funded by a HEIF FELS award building on a workshop supported by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) and British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) (see linked project) We will be developing a pilot training module for PSA Accredited Registered acupuncturists based on our previous work (Pinto PhD findings) and impact/consultation activities.

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Flis Bishop

Professor of Health Psychology
Research interests
  • Placebo effects and context effects in healthcare
  • Complementary and integrative medicine utilisation
  • Treatment decision-making and adherence
Connect with Flis

Email: F.L.Bishop@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Training needs for (UK) professional standards authority accredited register and regulated traditional, complementary and integrative medicine professions for supporting patients to make lifestyle and health behaviour changes: a rapid narrative review
Jonquil Pinto, Katie Read, Ella Tarabey & Felicity L. Bishop, 2025, European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 78, 102517
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2025.102517
Type: article