23/12/2025
Dear OMT Ltd Students and Community,
As we come to the close of the year, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to every one of you - our students, graduates, supporters, and professional community - for the role you’ve played in what has been a truly uplifting and impactful year for Oncology Massage Training Ltd. This year, we’ve seen something important shift in the wider healthcare conversation: growing awareness that integrative oncology care can - and should - include appropriately trained oncology massage therapists.
More clinicians, services, and hospitals are recognising the value of safe, evidence-based touch as part of supportive care. That recognition matters, because it strengthens referral pathways, improves access for patients, and elevates the standards of practice across our profession. We’ve also been proud to hear hospitals describe our Advanced Program as the gold standard when they are looking to recruit more oncology massage therapists to join their teams. That feedback is deeply meaningful, not only as an endorsement of the quality of our training, but as a strong signal that clinical environments are actively seeking therapists who meet rigorous standards of safety, professionalism, and evidence-informed practice. Behind those outcomes are the hours you’ve all invested: the learning, the assessments, the reflective practice, the willingness to refine clinical decision-making, and the care taken to apply oncology-specific adaptations responsibly. Whether you’ve studied with us this year or in past years, or supported our work from the sidelines, you are contributing to a larger impact: safer care, stronger professional credibility and, so importantly, better experiences for people living with cancer. To our students: thank you for your commitment to doing this work properly. Oncology massage requires more than good hands. It requires sound knowledge, clinical judgement, humility and a steady dedication to safety. Watching you grow into that level of practice has been one of the great highlights of the year.
To our graduates and the broader community: thank you for continuing to uphold high standards, for sharing what you know, and for being advocates for best practice in your local areas and healthcare networks. Your professionalism helps create the trust that makes integration into oncology services possible.
And to the OMT Ltd team: our Admin team, Planning Committee,
Facilitators, and our Virtual Assistant, thank you. Your continued effort, care, and consistency are the foundation of everything we achieve. You bring excellence to the details, strength to the delivery, and heart to the experience our students have. Most of all, you keep showing up; with passion, integrity, and a genuine drive to be as good as you can be. That commitment is felt by our students and reflected in the reputation our programs now hold within healthcare settings. As we move toward a new year, I feel both proud and hopeful. Proud of the progress made, and hopeful for the continued growth of oncology massage as a respected part of integrative oncology care. Thank you for walking alongside us, for believing in evidence-based practice, and for helping shape a future where more people living with cancer have access to safe, skilled, compassionate touch. I hope your end-of-year reflections bring you peace, and perhaps a little clarity about how next year can be shaped by the experiences of this one.
We wish you a new year that begins with momentum and purpose.
With kindest regards,
Tania Shaw
Managing Director
Oncology Massage Training Ltd (OMT Ltd)
