Guidance on Consent

If you’re offering Reiki to members of the public, then it’s useful to understand how to gain consent. Consent forms part of the core curriculum for Reiki.

The Department of Health has some useful guidance on consent that you can access from links below:

• Working with older people
• A guide to the legal framework that all health professionals need to take account of in obtaining valid consent for any examination, treatment or care
• Good practice in consent
• The Royal College of Nursing has a publication on informed consent in health and social care research that might be useful