A project that provided hand and foot treatments proved successful. Christine Cole and Jennifer Burt discuss the potential for health professionals to develop a similar scheme

A massage and aromatherapy therapy group was set up at a day centre for people who have learning disabilities. The authors describe the involvement of clients and staff, the positive results and how carers and health professionals could develop massage and aromatherapy groups in various settings. Challenges to the continuation of the project, because of national changes in policy and practice, are also examined. The initiative’s development potential is limited but similar undertakings, possibly employing private practitioners, may emerge elsewhere.