Anna Salman

Anna has been practising acupuncture since 2001, and graduated from the Northern College of Acupuncture (NCA) in York. She regularly attends postgraduate seminars and is a member a supervision group. Anna also works for the NCA as a regional tutor in Scotland

Before studying acupuncture, Anna obtained a degree in Social Anthropology at Cambridge. She taught English for several years both abroad and in the UK, and then worked in London for the British Acupuncture Council before moving to Edinburgh.

Anna practises from two well established complementary health clinics in Edinburgh (the Whole Works and SOMA). She enjoys treating all kinds of health issues and is especially interested in women’s health, fertility and emotional issues.

Sarah Price

Sarah graduated in acupuncture in 1986 and in Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in 1991.  She undertook further clinical work in Nanjing, China in 1991 and 1992.

After a stint on the council for the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, and teaching at two colleges in London, Sarah has been a lecturer in CHM at the Northern College of Acupuncture since 1995.

She was part of the teaching team that obtained the first MSc accreditation in CHM in 2001. In 2005, having obtained an MSc in Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, Sarah won a studentship to undertake a PhD at the University of Leeds researching the effects of acupuncture on breast cancer patients undergoing conventional care. Sarah is also collaborating with University of Tromso, Norway in a feasibility study for acupuncture care for early stage breast cancer patients whilst undergoing chemotherapy, specifically looking at cancer-related fatigue.   Breast cancer patients, whilst receiving conventional care, may experience a wide range of symptoms from fatigue, anxiety and emotional distress to pain, insomnia and hot flushes.

Sarah is a board member (CHM) of the accreditation committee of the European Herbal Practitioners Association. Sarah has a special interest in research in cancer patients: this vulnerable group both may have much to gain from TCM but ethical considerations necessitate stringent standards of care and treatment.