Some of you might be interested in this one day conference because it seems
to me that complexity is one of the ways of achieving a holistic view and
overcoming some of the bad effects of reductionist thinking. It would be
really good to have some complexity oriented delegates. I have been
assistant midwife at the rebirth of the British Holistic Medical Association
(BHMA). It was started 20 years ago to foster new and less reductionist ways
of looking at health and healing. It was quite successful in this but then
became sidetracked into complementary therapy. Meanwhile reductionism has
made a major comeback! The BHMA focus is now firmly on the NHS and the
conference reflects this. The keynote event is a debate between Niall
Dickson, chief exec of Kings Fund, and Michael Dixon, Chair of NHS Alliance.
Do look at the BHMA website for details: www.bhma.org and treat yourself to
a day with like-minded souls and maybe even join! Best wishes William House
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