Around one in three peopel in the western world will develop cancer at some stage in life and complementary therapies are increasingly being used alongside orthodox treatments as part of the 'integrative' approach to cancer care. Enhancing Cancer Care is a practical, evidence-based guide to complemetnary cancer therapies, also described as natural or holistic therapies. More and more patients are turning to these therapies as there is now considerable evidence that they can help with symptom-control and quality-of-life, and that some may also extend survival. Complementary therepies can also...

Set in Devonport, Auckland, this novella is a story of mystery and romance which touches on deeper themes - interplay of body mind and spirit, evidence for an afterlife, and the power of forgiveness. Iris is leaving the English winter to take a holiday in the New Zealand sunshine, with the intention of completing her recovery from a serious illness and making amends for a shameful episode in her past. But the shock of a sudden death, the shadow of an old love affair, and the onset of ominous new symptoms threaten to destroy her hopes of happiness and healing. 'Carmen's Roses' is the first...

England, July 2007. An old man in his hospital bed is haunted by memories of serving with Bomber Command in World War Two. Meanwhile back in his country home, the aftermath of his wartime trauma leads to rising tension among the two younger couples who are marooned indoors by the floods. With testimony from an unexpected visitor, and some guidance from the spirit world, the family's secrets are revealed and the emotional wounds begin to heal. 'Blue Moon for Bombers' is the second book in the trilogy which began with 'Carmen's Roses' and is completed with 'The Windflower Vibration'. Readers...

These three short novels, set in England and New Zealand during the early 2000s, combine elements of romance, medical mystery and the paranormal. The first two, Carmen's Roses and Blue Moon for Bombers, appear to be quite separate from each other but the third, The Windflower Vibration, shows them to be linked. The stories reflect the author's experience of practising as both orthodox doctor and alternative healer, and leisure interests including animals and music.

Camilla, a kindhearted but not entirely competent young doctor, is training to become a psychiatrist. Having fallen under the spell of an enigmatic senior colleague, she is struggling to combine the demands of her job with pursuit of their illicit affair. After one of the patients in her therapy group takes a fatal overdose, Camilla gets involved in a tragicomic series of misadventures. With elements of satire, mystery and romance, Overdose has been described as giving a "gripping but shocking" picture of the dark side of psychiatric practice in 1980s England. Set in the forgotten world of a...

This black comedy with serious undertones is set in an English rural general practice during the 1980s. Dr Cyril Peabody, whose application for promotion in hospital medicine has been rejected on the grounds of "personality problems," takes a post as a country doctor. Too arrogant to admit that he is out of his depth with the job, he develops a cynical attitude towards his patients, and finds himself in continual conflict with the senior partner and with his new wife Rosamund. Problems escalate even further when Rosamund attempts to run a drug trial and gets romantically involved with the...

In September 2015, Jennifer Barraclough's husband collapsed from a heart attack and almost died. While this event was devastating enough, it proved to be only the first of a whole series of medical and surgical emergencies affecting her family and herself over the next four months. The first part of this short memoir tells the story of what happened. The second more theoretical part contains reflections on various topics, weaving together Jennifer's professional experience in orthodox medicine and holistic healing with her perspective as a patient and relative. Across a Sea of Troubles will...