Dr Sally Moorcroft - Clinical Lead & Director
Dr. Moorcroft is a highly qualified medical doctor with 20 years of clinical experience, specialising in functional and integrative medicine. One of the most highly trained Integrative Medicine doctors in the UK, she is also a Tutor at the National Centre of Integrated Medicine in Bristol.
Combining functional and nutritional medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy and bio-identical hormone therapy in her clinic. She has a special interest in women's health, menopause, gut health and psychology with excellent patient testimonials.
Dr. Sally invites patients into a warm, welcoming and empathetic clinical environment to discuss their needs. Consulting to produce a highly tailored individual treatment plan with personalised on-going monitoring and care.
Her qualifications include a BSc (Hons) in Herbal Medicine, Medical Homeopathy (MFHom) through the National Centre for Integrative Medicine, Bristol. She is also trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, Iscador (Mistletoe Cancer) Therapy and Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy at the Marion Gluck Clinic, London.
Dr Moorcroft is passionate about using a personalised, holistic and root cause approach. Highly skilled in using herbal medicine in women’s health, from a phytotherapy and TCM approach, she has studied with Hananja Brice-Ytsma and Dedj Lebbrandt. She is also a graduate of the AFMCP (Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice) and is currently working on IFM certification. GMC Registered with membership of the Institute of Functional Medicine, College of Phytotherapy, College of Medicine, British Menopause Society and Faculty of Homeopathy.
She writes for magazines with articles featuring in Woman and Home and many online national magazines, blogs and podcasts. Lecturing nationally on integrative health, Dr. Sally has also appeared on Health Radio UK and is a medical expert for BeYou.
CORE TRAINING
MBChB Leicester University 1998
NHS Hospital doctor 1998-2001
BSc (Hons) Herbal Medicine (Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, Glasgow) 2004
ITEC Aromatherapy 2004
CoBC Medical Acupuncture (British Medical Acupuncture Society) 2014
MFHom Medical Homeopathy (National Centre for Integrative Medicine NCIM, Bristol) 2017
Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy Level 1 and 2 ,Marion Gluck Academy, London 2016 - 2017
AFMCP (Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice), IFM London, UK 2018
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Herbal Medicine in Cancer Care seminar programme with Chancel Cabrera 2006
Whipp’s Cross Herbal Medicine Dermatology Clinic placement, Whipp’s Cross Hospital, London 2008
CPD Functional Nutrition Training with Lorraine Nicolls, Royal Society of Medicine, London 2006-2018
Mentorship in Homeopathy with Dr Charles Innes 2012-2019
Herbal Medicine use in Cancer Care CPD programme with Dr Chris Etheridge 2012/2019
10 month course in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) with Dedj Lebbrandt 2013
Iscador (Mistletoe Cancer) Training, Royal London Hospital of Integrated Medicine 2018
IFM Hormone Advanced Practice Module 2019
SIBO Training with Tanya Borowski and Tracey Randell 2019
Graduate of the Hoffman Process 2019
Emotional Resilience Training with Dr Chris Johnstone 2020
Functional Herbal COVID therapy and Post-Viral Syndrome Training, Mills and Bone Herbal Medicine Academy 2020
IFM Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery: Patient Care in a Pandemic Training 2020
IFM Immune, GI and Environmental Health Advanced Practice Modules 2021
IFM Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module 2022
Principles and Practice of Menopause Care course, British Menopause Society March 2022
Dr Sally Moorcroft regularly attends conferences nationally and keeps up to date in all areas of her practice, completing between 50-150 hours of CPD a year. She is currently working on IFM certification.
TEACHING
Lecturer and Course Lead - Hull and York Medical School Student Selected Component in Complementary Medicine 2006-2010
Guest Lecturer in Integrative Medicine at Hull and York Medical School 2006-2018
Clinic Supervisor and Lecturer – BSc Herbal Medicine, Lincoln College 2014-2018
Tutor in Herbal Medicine, Diploma of Integrative Medicine, National Centre of Integrative Medicine NCIM Bristol 2017- to date
Guest Lecturer on Open Clinical Days at NCIM, Bristol 2017- to date
Core Tutor, Diploma of Integrative Medicine, National Centre for Integrative Medicine, NCIM Bristol 2021 – to date
Whole-person Health Committee Advisor, Integrative and Personalised Medicine Conference, London 2022
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Integrative Medicine Doctor for Platinum Healing Retreats 2016-2017
TALKS
Regular Talks on Integrative Cancer care for Breast Cancer Support Groups 2006- to date
Regular speaker on Integrative and Functional Medicine, Herbal Medicine and Gut Health for Orchard Barn Health and in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.
Managing Stress and building resilience for a healthy heart using Herbal Medicine Open Clinical Day at the National Centre for Integrative Medicine, Bristol Sept 2017
Herbal medicine for common women’s health issue Open Clinical Day at the National Centre for Integrative Medicine, Bristol May 2019
Yes to Life. Your Life and Cancer Conference - Supplements and Natural Compounds in Cancer Care Oct 2020
Case presentation on Gut, Nutrition and Microbiome at the European Congress of Integrative Medicine Nov 2021
Yes to Life. Your Life and Cancer Conference - Mistletoe Therapy - why it is a standard cancer treatment in many European countries February 2022
Integrative Approaches to Pregnancy and Birth Open Clinical Day at the National Centre for Integrative Medicine, Bristol March 2022
Hope and optimism- why the future looks bright for Integrative Medicine - Botanica 22 Conference May 2022
RESEARCH
Pilot trail in conjunction with the NHS and Alzheimers UK. Reducing the Use of Antipsychotic Medication in Dementia Care. The study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using Aromatherapy to treat BPSD (Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia) 2014
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Institute of Functional Medicine
College of Phytotherapy
Faculty of Homeopathy
College of Medicine
British Menopause Society
MEDIA
Filming for Channel 4 How Healthy is Your Gut? 2019
Yes to Life, Health Radio UK 2019
Woman and Home magazine – expert content on women’s health 2019
https://www.womanandhome.com/health-wellbeing/why-do-i-have-a-sore-vagina-these-are-the-possible-reasons-and-what-to-do-about-it/
Medic Footprints – A Career Guide to Functional and Integrative Medicine 2020
https://medicfootprints.org/creating-a-successful-career-in-integrative-and-functional-medicine/
Nutritank – Blog Content and Podcast 2020
https://nutritank.com/the-benefits-of-dietary-changes-in-chronic-conditions-a-functional-doctors-perspective/
https://pod.casts.io/podcasts/nutritank-learn-enjoy/episodes/integrative-medicine-and-a-holistic-approach-with-dr-sumi-chatterjee-and-dr-sally-moorcroft
Herbal Medicine and Menopause podcast - Dr Fiona Scheider, Bright Star coaching and Menopause Support July 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNM19XAY8as
Menopause Expert Blog, Fluxstate, Menopause Support Forum 2021
Medical expert for BeYou women’s health products 2021 – to date
CHARITY WORK
Co-director and co-founder of First You, a not for profit company providing mental health resources for healthcare professionals 2020- to date
https://firstyou.org/
Yes to Life charity - Medical Supporter
Nutritank – Medical Supporter
AWARDS
Awarded Integrative Medicine Practitioner of the Year, Lincolnshire 2019