FOI_6904

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6904

Date Request Received: 06/12/2022 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 10/01/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: (Reiki/Energy Healing)

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: What is your policy on reiki energy healing? Please provide a copy of your policy, if you have one

Answer To Question 1: We do not have any Reiki Energy Healing policies.

Question Number 2: In the last five years, have you engaged a reiki practitioner / energy healer for the provision of reiki/energy healing to patients? a. In which years? b. What was the cost to the NHS for each of these years? c. How many patients were given reiki treatment in each of these years? Please break the results down by condition.

Answer To Question 2: Q2a & c: (To patients, carers, bereaved and staff within the Hospice) 2015-16 - Approximately 86 (either stand alone short treatments or incorporated into other Complementary Therapies 2016-17 - 16 stand alone short treatments 114 incorporated 2017-18 - 26 stand alone treatments – 159 incorporated 2018-19 - 30 stand alone treatments – 199 incorporated 2019-20 - 34 stand alone treatments - 220 incorporated (until 26/2/20 due to Covid) 2020-21 - NO VOLUNTEERS 2021-22 - 7 stand alone treatments - 55 incorporated (17/11/22- end march 22 ) 2022 -23 – 12 stand alone treatments 30 incorporated. Patients with life limiting conditions such as various cancers and neurological conditions are offered treatments to include Reiki. Carers, bereaved and members of staff are also offered the same therapies. We are unable to breakdown the results by condition. 2b. All therapists are volunteers and are not paid to offer Complementary Therapies to patients, carers, bereaved and members of staff.

Question Number 3: Do you currently have a contract in place with any provider for the provision of reiki/energy healing services? a. Please provide a copy of the contract

Answer To Question 3: No.

Question Number 4: Which external organisations, charities or companies (eg the Sam Buxton Sunflower Healing Trust) have you contracted or engaged with over the provision of reiki / energy healing in the last three years? a. Please include copies of any promotional materials, advertising materials or other documentation provided by the external organisation as part of this engagement Please interpret my request in the broadest possible terms. If you have any doubt as to whether any information falls within the scope of my request, please assume that it does and include it in your response.

Answer To Question 4: None.

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