3rd November 2008
Press Release
Nutritional Therapy Council opens discussions on Possible Statutory Regulation of the Nutritional Therapy Profession
The Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC), along with representative of The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT), met the Health Professions Council on 30th October to discuss the possible statutory regulation of practitioners of nutritional therapy.
The Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC) is concerned that the provision of nutrition advice in the UK is currently unregulated to a large extent. At present, there is a voluntary regulatory framework in place that is intended to offer the public a route by which they can verify the credentials of practitioners of nutritional therapy. However, there are a number of inadequately trained practitioners who have done courses at institutions which claim to give them the skills to give individualised nutrition advice. As a regulator, the NTC has the protection of the public at its heart and is exploring the options for mandatory regulation of nutritional therapy practitioners
For further information on the Nutritional Therapy Council please see our website or contact ppr@nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.uk
www.nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.uk
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Carol A Granger BSc (Hons) MSc MIBiol CBiol MBANT
Registered Nutritional Therapist
Nutritional Therapy Council
www.nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.uk
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