Paul Douglas - ACUPUNCTURIST

ABOUT PAUL DOUGLAS

Paul Douglas trained originally as a State Registered Nurse at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. After his initial training, he undertook specialist post-basic training in Intensive Care nursing at St. George's Hospital, Tooting and in Accident and Emergency nursing at Lewisham and Sydenham Children's Hospitals. Later, he trained in aeromedicine at the Royal College of Nursing.

The majority of his nursing career was spent in the National Health Service in the areas of Accident and Emergency, Intensive Care and Burns, together with experience in the private sector and the Royal Army Medical Corps. He gained considerable experience in clinical, managerial, and teaching roles.

 Paul obtained his Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree and Licentiate Diploma in Acupuncture from the London College of Traditional Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, before embarking on a period of clinical training at the Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. He also gained a professional diploma in Tuina, the Chinese massage and manipulation system, a diploma in Korean Hand Acupuncture and a certificate in medical Qi Gong, the Chinese method of medical exercises for injury prevention and rehabilitation.

 In addition to his clinical practice, Paul is an author, experienced teacher and lecturer. He has a keen interest, and considerable experience, in the management of joint and muscle problems and the treatment of joint pain especially those conditions associated with age. He has a particular interest in long-term conditions and the treatment of scars caused by trauma, surgery or as the result of cancer treatment. He has undertaken specialist training in sports acupuncture, Sa'am five elements and Korean ear acupuncture, Tung acupuncture, Western Medical Acupuncture, kinesio taping and the management of musculo-skeletal conditions.

For many years Paul has been treating couples who are experiencing problems with their fertility and who may be considering IVF to help them. He has obtained several specialist qualifications in the area of fertility acupuncture. He is on the specialist register of the Acupuncture Fertility Network.      

 He is a Winston Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Royal Society of Medicine.

 Paul is a member of the British Acupuncture Council, the British Medical Acupuncture Society and the Acupuncture Fertility Network