People with health complaints ranging from
stress to arthritis, diabetes or insomnia will be able to access the latest in
conventional and complementary healthcare at a new centre opening in Chester.
The new centre, on located on Northgate Avenue,
has created two new full-time jobs, as well as additional support through
quality practice space for independent practitioners in the Cheshire
area.
The practice is also working in partnership with
West Cheshire College, and is looking into opportunities to provide training
and apprenticeships an work with community groups from the locality.
Located in the premises formerly used as the
Northgate Village Surgery, Beehive Healthcare has been founded by Sharon Shelbourne,
a former NHS nurse and manager for Cheshire West and Chester Council’s
children’s services with more than 25 years’ experience in the NHS.
The centre, which has nine treatment rooms and a
studio space for classes such as pilates, qi gong and seated exercises will
allow visitors to access a range of complementary and conventional treatments
under one roof.
Beehive Healthcare has engaged with a team of
specialists in areas of healthcare including herbal and Chinese medicine,
nutrition and counselling.
The availability of different specialist
treatments under the same roof means that expert practitioners can work
together to create bespoke treatment packages, ensuring each client’s treatment
will be best met using a combination of different therapies
Sharon said that demand for approaching health
holistically was growing among all age groups and complements the medical model
used in the NHS.
She said: "We’re finding more and more that
people are looking for a combination of therapies as a way of remedying
long-standing problems as well as to maintain their general health and
wellbeing.
"The Beehive Healthcare name reflects what we’re
trying to achieve – bringing experts in different health and wellbeing
professions together to work in harmony and achieve the best possible results
for our clients.
"We’re opening our doors to anyone that wants to
come down and have a look at the range of treatments we have on offer.
Anyone who has a recurring medical condition that they’re looking to discuss
can visit for advice from one of our experts
"All you need to do is book into a session for
our launch week – we’re keen to meet people and show them they can benefit from
the services we have on offer."
To mark its opening, Beehive Healthcare is
giving visitors a chance to try services including health and life coaching,
acupuncture, nutritional advice, laughter yoga, and magnetic resonance
stimulation for free or at a reduced cost as part of a week-long celebratory
launch.
More than 100 treatment sessions will be available
on a first-come, first-served basis during the centre’s opening week, which
starts on Tuesday 23 June.
Sharon also said that she was looking to speak
to self-employed practitioners that have an interest in working alongside the
existing team of professionals at Beehive Healthcare.
"We’re open to new practitioners joining the
team here. From a healthcare practitioner’s perspective, we have fantastic
facilities that offer great flexibility to work around their appointments
schedules and existing client base.
The centre will be open from 8.30am until 5.30pm
from Monday to Friday, with some evening sessions and classes also available.
Further information on the different treatments
and services available, as well as details of late sessions at Beehive Healthcare,
can be found on Facebook at fb.com/beehivehealthcare, on Twitter
@BHiveHealthcare, and on LinkedIn by searching for Beehive Healthcare.