Our vision, mission and values

Our vision

Our vision is of a society in which people are inspired and enabled, individually and collectively, to achieve optimal health and wellbeing.

They will be:

• supported by a healthcare environment which focuses on the whole person;
• empowered to make lifestyle choices that lead to a better quality of life; and
• offered healthcare which makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines.

Our mission

Our mission is to demonstrate what we mean by ‘the best of all healthcare for the whole person’ by working with people and organisations that shape health policy and practice. 

We also work with this audience to reinforce the importance of prevention, early intervention and patient-centred care, and to promote the development of an equal and informed therapeutic relationship between patient and practitioner.

Our values

We recognise that everyone is unique - individuals should be treated holistically, with acknowledgement of the interconnection between body, mind and spirit and of the impact of lifestyle and environment on health and wellbeing.

We support work that reduces health inequalities, so that factors such as socio-economic status, education, race, age and location have no bearing on people’s ability to achieve their optimum health and wellbeing.

We want people to be pro-active about their health and to appreciate that the risks of many serious illnesses can be reduced with lifestyle interventions, such as nutrition, exercise and methods for coping with anxiety and stress.

We strive to ensure that our judgements and decisions are founded on reason and informed by evidence. 

We are not beholden to any vested interest - honesty, transparency and accountability underpin our work.

‘The best of all healthcare for the whole person’