alternative practitioner
collocation in Englishmeaningsofalternativeandpractitioner
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alternative
adjective
uk/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use ...
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practitioner
noun[C]
uk/prækˈtɪʃ.ən.ər/us/prækˈtɪʃ.ən.ɚ/
someone involved in a skilled job ...
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This was clearly related, however, to an ability to pay, in that all of those using alternative practitioners were in high income groups.
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Has he any plans for greater use of the 750,000 complementary and alternative practitioners in the national health service?
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Many complementary and alternative practitioners in this country are scared out of their wits by the proposal.
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Appropriate arrangements could be set up with complementary and alternative practitioners.
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I know of quite remarkable results achieved by alternative practitioners who would never be acceptable to a central register.
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Secondly, patients liked being referred to alternative practitioners.
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That is a considerable challenge to conventional and alternative practitioners alike.
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I do not accept that alternative practitioners can use the excuse that they are too busy to evaluate what they do.
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But there is another broader area where alternative practitioners require my noble friend's help; that is, in relation to the future regulation of their profession.
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Fund holders may employ alternative practitioners using the staff element of their fund.
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It is important to set up a system that enables alternative practitioners who want to join that team to take responsibility and to accept liability for their actions.
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Most days, alternative practitioners, such as herbalists, massage therapists, chiropractors, and acupuncturists, join physicians and registered nurses.
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