title: Consent to use complementary therapies on critical care wards.
abstract: This article explores the use of complementary therapies as part of care within the NHS and the legal issues which arise. The employer is entitled to give or refuse consent to the use of complementary therapies by its employees on NHS patients and to lay down the conditions on which such therapies could be practised.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D019341:Aromatherapy; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D016134:Organizational Policy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom