Founder and Director of the National Centre for Integrative Medicine.
Short Bio:
Dr Thompson is passionate about supporting a transformation of healthcare towards an empowered Integrative Medicine Model that combines conventional, holistic and lifestyle approaches to support health and wellbeing. She trained in Medicine at the University of Oxford and worked in Palliative Medicine. She trained in a range of integrative approaches including Mistletoe Therapy (Integrative Oncology) and Medical Homeopathy, and while working as an NHS Consultant for the University Hospital Bristol, set up an Integrative Cancer Care service. In 2014, she founded the National Centre for Integrative Medicine, a not-for-profit social enterprise, focusing on clinical, education, community and membership services. Part of the movement for change in healthcare includes a focus on education, which led Dr Thompson to set up an accredited master’s level 7 Diploma in Integrative Healthcare, focusing on clinical, business and research elements to launch a career in Integrative Medicine.