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Thursday, 26 January 2006, 21:37 GMT

Health workers offered massages

Aromatherapy treatment NHS staff in north Devon are being offered free holistic therapy sessions.

Thirteen therapists will come to North Devon District Hospital to offer their services for free.

Staff will use their breaks to sample the 15-minute complementary therapy sessions including Indian head massage and reflexology.

The event follows positive feedback from staff who took advantage of similar sessions at an Improving Working Lives Staff Celebration Day.

Hand and foot massages, stone therapy, aromatherapy and shiatsu will all be on offer.

Terrena Howse, Improving Working Lives coordinator said: "These therapies are all complementary and work along side conventional treatment not instead of.

"We are very grateful to the therapists for giving their services free for the day, it demonstrates their secure belief in the benefit of holistic therapies."



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