Insurance Related Qualifications

Many of our Glasgow clients are able be able to reclaim the cost of selected treatments from BUPA or other healthcare plan or health insurance provider. The main practitioner qualifications and their awarding body for a range of therapies/therapists in the clinic are available below. Please check with your insurance document/insurer if in doubt as information may change without notice.

Healthshield Health Plans

If you have a Cash Plan from Health Shield then you should be able claim for some treatments with us. We can provide an additional receipt with practitioner qualifications on request. Depending on the level of cover you have will depend on how much you can reclaim for any treatments you have. Other health plans include Westfield Health and Simply Health. Private Medical Insurance: If you have private medical insurance with BUPA, PPP or Health Shield then you may be able to access treatments such as MLD, Acupuncture or Reflexology. Specific details will depend on the policy you have.

Acupuncture

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
BAcC - British Acupuncture Council	-	Yes*	Yes ***	Yes	Denise Stewart

Aromatherapy

Organisation	Health shield **	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
FHT - Federation of Holistic Therapists	Yes	Yes	Nadine McBay
ITEC - International Therapy Examination Council			Bill Cleeve, Barney Green, Catriona Gibson
VTCT - Vocational Training Charitable Trust	Yes		Isabel Findleton

Bowen Technique

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
E.C.B.S. -European College of Bowen Studies		Yes			Brian Murphy

Chair Massage

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
N.V.Q./ SVQ - National Vocational Qualification/ Scottish Vocational Qualification		Yes			Barney Green

Indian Head Massage

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
FHT - Federation of Holistic Therapists		Yes		Yes	Nadine McBay
ITEC - International Therapy Examination Council		Yes			Barney Green

Manual Lymph Drainage

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
MLDUK - Manual Lymphatic Drainage UK	**If referred, consult BUPA				Anna Hill (BUPA registered therapist)

Reflexology

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
I.T.E.C. - International Therapy Examination Council			Yes ****		Barney Green

Reiki

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
FHT / MFHT - Federation of Holistic Therapists		Yes		Yes	Nadine McBay
I.T.E.C. - International Therapy Examination Council					Barney Green

Shiatsu

Organisation	BUPA	Health shield **	Simply health	Westfield health	Qualified Therapists
M.R.S.S. - Member of the Shiatsu Society		Yes			John Williamson

Important Information

* Healthshield Physiotherapy. Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Acupuncture and Homeopathy benefits vary with policy.

** Healtshield Insurers lists will be reviewed every year and they can only pay claims for the treatments listed above if they are in your current Membership Plan. The practitioner’s qualifications, registration or membership must be relevant to the treatment that they are providing.

*** Some therapies may be available only after referral from a consultant (e.g. MLD). Please consult your provider for details.

**** Reflexology status varies with plan. Please check your documentation as may may covered and may only cover 50% of cost