Terms of Engagement

Definitions

In these Terms of Engagement, 'the Practitioner' means Mark Bennett, a qualified Nutritional Therapist (BSc (Hons), mBANT, CNHC) and Chief Scientific Officer at Wild Clinic by Wilding Tribe.

Nutritional Therapy

Nutritional Therapy is the application of nutrition and lifestyle science in the promotion of health, peak performance and individual care. Nutritional therapists use a wide range of tools to assess and identify potential nutritional imbalances and understand how these may contribute to an individual's symptoms and health concerns. This approach allows them to work with individuals to address nutritional balance and help support the body towards maintaining health. Nutritional therapy is recognised as a complementary medicine and is relevant for individuals with chronic conditions, as well as those looking for support to enhance their health and wellbeing.

Nutritional therapists consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a 'one size fits all' approach. Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with 'red flag' signs or symptoms to their medical professional. They will also frequently work alongside a medical professional and will communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in the client's care to explain any nutritional therapy programme that has been provided.

The Client Understands That

• The degree of benefit obtainable from Nutritional Therapy may vary between clients with similar health problems and following a similar Nutritional Therapy programme.
• Nutritional advice will be tailored to support health conditions and/or health concerns identified and agreed between both parties.
• Nutritional therapists are not permitted to diagnose, or claim to treat, medical conditions.
• Nutritional advice is not a substitute for professional medical advice and/or treatment.
• The Practitioner may recommend food supplements and/or functional testing as part of your Nutritional Therapy programme.
• Standards of professional practice in Nutritional Therapy are governed by the CNHC Code of Conduct.
• It is the client's responsibility to contact their GP about any health concerns.
• The client gives permission for the Practitioner to contact their GP regarding any agreed aspects of their health.
• If they are receiving treatment from their GP, or any other medical provider, they should tell him/her about any nutritional strategy provided by the Practitioner. This is necessary because of any possible reaction between medication and the nutritional programme.
• It is important to inform the Practitioner about any medical diagnosis, medication, herbal medicine, or food supplements that they are taking, as this may affect the nutritional programme.
• If they are unclear about the agreed nutritional therapy programme / food supplement doses / time period, they should contact the Practitioner promptly for clarification.
• They must contact the Practitioner should they wish to continue any specified supplement programme for longer than the original agreed period, to avoid any potential adverse reactions.
• Recording consultations using any form of electronic / digital media is not permitted without the written permission of both the client and the Practitioner.

Informed Consent

The law now requires that healthcare providers receive informed consent from patients prior to the consultation.

Individuals over the age of 16 can give consent on their own behalf. Individuals who are younger than 16 require the consent of their legal guardian or either parent if the parents are married, or their mother if their parents are not married. Unmarried fathers may not give consent for their child unless the child has been legally adopted.

The Practitioner will endeavour to keep you fully informed of our procedures, the details of your individual case, the proposed intervention and the risks / benefits involved with nutritional therapy. You are invited to ask questions if there is anything during the consultation or in the follow-up documentation that you do not understand.

Complaints

If you have a complaint about any aspect of your experience with the Practitioner, you are able to contact BANT (www.bant.org.uk) and/or the CNHC (www.cnhc.org.uk) and file a formal complaint.