Dr Elizabeth Thompson trained at Oxford University and then Guys Hospital before embarking on training in Oncology, Radiotherapy and Palliative Medicine. She obtained her CCST in 1999 and took up an NHS Consultant Homeopathic Physician post in Bristol in 2000. Her DM(Oxon) thesis investigated homeopathy to support troublesome symptoms for someone living with cancer and the nature of placebo.

She is CEO and Founder of the National Centre for Integrative Medicine and has led the development and delivery of the first master’s level 7 Diploma in Integrative Healthcare in Europe. She is also Council Member of the College of Medicine, the British Society for Integrative Oncology, and is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Integrative Medicine and Past President for the European Congress for Integrative Medicine and The Integrative and Personalised Medicine Conference.