Freshwinds

Freshwinds is a registered charity (No. 1079968) and also a registered company (No. 3936089) registered at Companies House in Cardiff. The charity has been in existence since 1992 since when it has been offering care and support without charge to children and adults with life limiting illnesses. In addition they have offered the same support to those from socially excluded backgrounds. The charity manages a wide range of projects across a broad spectrum of the local community located in and around Birmingham. It has projects supporting individuals and families with complementary therapy, advocacy, debt counselling. In addition there are also there are community based projects dealing with HIV, substance misuse and crime. Find out more at Freshwinds Mission Statement is:"To provide a fully integrated model of care and support to individuals with life threatening and life limiting illnesses, and those from socially excluded backgrounds within a caring and secure environment, in an effort to explore their circumstances and emotions to find a true resolution of their situation." Freshwinds’ Integrated Medicine Project employs a unique integrated holistic approach providing care to people with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses. The model that is used involves the integration of complementary therapies with the clients existing conventional, ensuring safety and contraindications. Full-time medical staff alongside therapeutic staff, added to by a team of around 50 complementary therapy volunteers, to deliver an extensive program of therapeutic services consisting of a wide range of CAM therapies and counseling at the charity, as well as in client’s homes. “Integrated Medicine is a synergistic and harmonious combination of conventional and complementary medicine within a safe environment”