About me

As a medical doctor I had many years experience in hospital medicine and general practice. I also trained in homeopathy and I have been a registered osteopath for 20 years and I hold a Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine. People come to see me with every kind of problem; often it's because of pain, stress or fatigue. Because I’m interested in whole person healthcare, I use a whole range of treatments in my work – from conventional medicines, joint injections and acupuncture, through to homeopathy, nutrition, self-hypnosis and simple yoga-based exercise. But whatever the problem or the treatment decided on, my aim is to work with my patients to reduce stress and boost wellbeing. As a doctor I can call on all the usual tests and investigations when required - blood tests, X-rays and scans - as well as specialist nutritional testing. If I see someone who hasn’t been referred, I will let your GP or specialist know about the treatment plan, and keep them informed.

Conditions treated

pain, back pain, back ache, low back pain, joint pain, shoulder pain, frozen shoulder, stress, fatigue, poor well being, wellbeing, well-being, fibromyalgia, FMS, FMG, sleep disturbance, insomnia, ME, CFS, tired all the time, anxiety, PMS, IBS, premenstrual syndrome, migraine, headache, tension, whiplash, PTSD, trauma, breathing pattern disorder, hyperventilation, asthma, long term health problems, chronic pain syndrome

Therapy

Osteopathy, medical doctor, homeopathy, homeopathic medicine, medical acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, mind-body medicine, relaxation, self-hypnosis, breathwork, diet, cranial osteopath, somatic experiencing.

Links

• BHMA
• PFIH
• SIH/UW
• Scimednet
• BMAS
• Faculty of Hom
• GOsC
• Prof david peters

Published material

Books

1997	The Encyclopaedia of Complementary Medicine. Dorling Kindersley. London ISBN 0 7513 1207 X
1998	Total Health. Marshall Editions London. ISBN 1084028-090-5
2000	Editor/author (with Anne Woodham). The complete guide to integrated medicine. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0 7513 0602 9
2001	Understanding the placebo response in complementary medicine (ed) Harcourt Brace Edinburgh ISBN 0443060312
2001	Author/editor (with Chaitow L, Su Morrison, Gerry Harris). Integrating Complementary Therapies: a practical guide for primary care. Harcourt Brace. Edinburgh
2005	Editor in Chief, author. (with George Lewith, Peter Fisher, Ken Pelletier, John Briffa, Michael MacIntyre.. New Medicine. Dorling Kindersley. London

Chapters

1994	Sharing responsibility for patient care: doctors and complementary practitioners. In The Healing Bond. Ed Budd S, Sharma U. Routledge. London ISBN 0-415-09051-2
1997	Stress and the practitioner. In Mind-Body Medicine: a clinician's handbook of psycho-neuro-immunology. Ed Alan Watkins. Churchill-Livingstone. ISBN 0443055262
1998	Is complementary medicine holistic? In Examining complementary medicine. Ed A Vickers. Stanley Thornes. Tewkesbury UK ISBN 0-7487-3314-0

Reports

1994	(with Patrick Pietroni) Future of homeopathic services. Liverpool Area Health Authority
1995	Developing teamwork in a complementary therapies clinic. Trinity Centre. Colchester
1996	Delivering CTs: a national supermarket-chain development. Health Complements. London
1996	Introducing a non-conventional clinical resource into a GP setting. NWThames HA.
1997	Integrated Healthcare: the way forward for the next five years. (Service delivery section ) FIM. London
2001	Sustainability, trace-ability and ethical trade of medicinal herb products in the UK. Compiled and edited with Pat Fleming, McIntyre and Julie Whitehouse (SIH monograph)
2002	Wellbeing 2002. Report fro the Boots Company
2002	Clinical Governance for Complementary Therapies in Primary Care, Interim Report to the Department of Health and the Kings Fund, University of Westminster August 2002. Jane Wilkinson, David Peters, Juliet Formby

Papers

2001	The participatory worldview in healthcare. In Torbert, WR, & Reason P. Toward a Participatory Worldview Part 1. ReVision special issue, 24(1).
2001	Participate, collaborate, integrate: modern medicine's crisis and the search for stories to live by. In Reason P, Torbert WR. ReVision special issue, Part 2. 24(2)
2001	Vitalism, holism and homoeostasis: are they unique to chiropractic? Philosophy in Chiropractic Education, Conference Proceedings, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 2000. World Federation of Chiropractic.
2001	Are CT models useful in headache research and treatment? Proceedings of International Headache Society Annual Conference
2003	Wellbeing and Performance: a consumer perspective (Joint paper with Dr Pam Schickler) Unilever monograph

Articles

2001	Vitalism revisited. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2001.5;3:198-203
2001	(with Steven Gillam, Director Primary Care Programme, Kings Fund). A place for complementary therapies in the new NHS? J. Health Services Management July 2001
2002	Update on complementary Medicine. Royal College of GPs Yearbook. RCGP. London
2002	The need for a new language of health and healing. Sacred space journal (4). Harcourt Brace
2003	Complementary medicine: evidence base, competence to practice and regulation. Clinical Medicine (Journal of the Royal College of Physicians). 2003;3:235-40 (Joint paper with Lewith G, Breen A, Filshie J, Fisher F, McIntyre M, Mathie RT).
2004	(with Jane Wilkinson) Research into primary Care CAM provision: an integral part of NHS clinical governance activity. Clinical Research Focus. 15;3: 318-26
2004	Why we need integrated healthcare. FACT. September 2004
2005	Why we need a new model for 21st century healthcare. Journal of Holistic Healthcare. Feb 2005
2006	Can physicians heal themselves? Journal of Holistic Healthcare. Feb 2006
2007	The biopsychosocial model and George Engel. Journal of Holistic Healthcare. May 2007

Editorials

2003	Time for a new approach for reporting herbal medicines adverse events?
?	Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Publication details required
2003	Holism and Integration in NHS Modernisation. Holistic Health, the Journal of the BHMA
2004	On remembering our roots. Journal of Holistic Healthcare.2004. 1;1: 2-3
2004	In praise of visionary scepticism JHH. 2004. 1; 2: 2-3
2004	Neurophysiology, culture and the pensions crisis JHH. 2004. 1;3: 2
2005	Bio-medicine in crisis: cost, cure, compassion and commitment. JHH. 2005. 2:1: 2
2005	Squaring the circle: nursing and the future of holism. JHH. 2005. 2:2: 2
2005	Spirituality and healthcare practice. JHH. 2005. 2:3: 2
2005	Holism, mental health and mental wealth. JHH. 2005. 2:4: 2
2006	Doctors' resilience: a cause for concern. JHH. 2006. 3:1: 2
2006	Art puts the whole in holism. JHH. 2006. 3:2: 2
2006	The heart of the matter. JHH. 2006. 3:3:2
2006	What does a good doctor look like? JHH. 2006. 3:4:2
2007	Reconnecting body and soul. JHH. 2007. 4:1:2
2007	Homeopathy and heresy. JHH. 2007. 4:2:2
2007	Efficiency and certainty: managerialism and monoculture in modern medicine. JHH. 2007. 4:3:2
2007	The power of touch: bringing body and mind together. JHH. 4;4:2

Letters

2004	House W, Peters D. NICE and its value judgments: utilitarian values are inadequate
?	Letter BMJ 2004;329:740 (25 September)
2005	House W, Peters D. Academic medicine: who is it for? Five rescue remedies for academic medicine. Letter BMJ. 2005; 330(7487): 361 (February 12)
2006	Refuting the Ernst osteopathy for back pain review.
?	Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies(2006)10,314