Experience has taught us how difficult it can be for people to get into town at a predictable time, so we are now closed for the duration of the show. We will be back in as usual from Monday 9th June.
Thank you for your understanding.
Category Archives: osteopathy
ANNUAL INCREASE IN FEES
In accordance with our efforts to ensure clarity and fairness in our pricing structure, May 1st each year sees our planned annual price rise for our treatments, in line with cost-of-living increases. This way, everybody knows what to expect and can plan accordingly.
As for all businesses and households, this year has seen an unprecedented rise in our costs and we regret that we have no choice but to reflect this in our new fees.
Thank you for your understanding.
CRANIO-SACRAL THERAPY AND CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY
As our cranial osteopath, Juliet, is taking a sabbatical, and her recent stand-in Elaine has just emigrated, we are currently unable to offer cranial osteopathy at Wadebridge Osteopaths.
However, we are lucky enough to have two experienced cranio-sacral therapists, Jo Bhatti and Grace Retallick, to provide continuing care for all patients and clients who prefer a similar gentle form of treatment.
Cranial Osteopathy and Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST) are extremely similar in their gentle way of working with the body using light touch. In fact, CST developed as an offshoot from osteopathy and cranial osteopathy many decades ago. The main difference between them is that a CST therapist is not a Registered Osteopath. It still requires a considerable amount of time, effort and skill to become a qualified CST practitioner, and we are very lucky to have this excellent alternative on offer.
MASKS ARE NOW OPTIONAL
Recent changes in regulations mean that the wearing of masks in healthcare settings is no longer mandatory. However, we absolutely respect your right to choose what you are comfortable with, so you are welcome to wear a mask if you wish to do so. You can also ask your practitioner to wear a mask, if it makes you feel more comfortable. Your practitioner may have made the personal choice to continue to wear a mask anyway.
ANNUAL FEE INCREASE
In line with our published pricing policy, the time is approaching when we implement an annual cost-of-living linked price rise.
This year, unfortunately, we have to face the reality of the recent surge in inflation and in the price of electricity.
Therefore, from May 1st, most therapies will see an average fee increase of £5 per session.
We understand this is a difficult time for many people, but we still think this represents extremely good value for what we offer, when compared to other therapy charges and professional fees.
Thank you for your understanding.
CARD PAYMENT LIMIT NOW £100
Card and smartphone payments are currently the safest way to pay for goods and services, as contactless payments mean that no physical contact is required with the card terminal, and no handling of cash or cheques is necessary. For this reason, we ask that you pay contactlessly if possible.
This new £100 limit for cards should mean that all of your payments to us can now be made contactlessly in a single transaction (unless your card issuer implements a security check, in which case you will be asked to enter your PIN).
ACUPUNCTURE AND REIKI NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
For the time being, we regret that we are unable to offer any acupuncture or reiki treatments. We hope Sue will be back with us sometime soon, but there are no fixed plans as yet.
We wish Sue and her family well.
WELCOME TO OSTEOPATH EMILY KENYON
We are delighted to welcome local osteopath Emily Kenyon to the practice. We have known Emily for a good number of years, as she has been practising independently in North Cornwall and has built up a great reputation with both her patients and colleagues in the area. She has now decided that she would like to spend part of her week working alongside other therapists in a multi-disciplinary practice and we couldn’t be happier that she has chosen to join us from mid-September onwards.
Read more about Emily here.
Card payments now accepted
We felt that was about time to start easing ourselves gently in to the 21st Century, so we now have a shiny new card terminal!
We can now accept most major credit and debit cards, as well as contactless payments up to £45.
Counsellor Debbie Waters – welcome to the practice.
We are delighted to tell you that counsellor / psychotherapist Debbie Waters is joining the team, to replace Michelle Glover, who has moved away. With Debbie working alongside Malcolm Retallick, we are able to continue to provide greater choice to prospective clients, who may feel more comfortable talking to a woman or who can only find time to come in on certain days.
Debbie will be offering appointments on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, whilst Malcolm is available on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Please call the practice on 01208 812048 to arrange your free introductory phone chat with Debbie, with no obligations, or use the direct contact details at the bottom of her site page here.
Wadebridge Osteopaths - 01208 812048 