GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NUNEATON: MAINSTREAMING ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES

That this House congratulates Kevin McGee, Chief Executive, and the doctors and staff at the George Eliot NHS Trust, in particular midwife Sue Mousley, on their mainstreaming of alternative therapies; notes that over a six-year period aromatherapy has been effective in assisting with childbirth and both ante and postnatal care; further notes that it has helped clinical staff focus on the more difficult births and believes the service to be cost effective; further notes that there is a record of good patient outcomes and good patient experiences in the hospital and it is greatly appreciated by the residents of Nuneaton, North Warwickshire, West and South Leicestershire; and calls on the Government to look at this as a model of good practice for other hospitals across England.