Post by siewallen on Sept 5, 2010 13:50:18 GMT
:)PCT’s to decide whether to fund homeopathyAfter receiving some severe setbacks homeopathy has won the last round in its battle with the medical profession. England’s Department of Health has rejected demands to stop funding the use of homeopathy in the NHS. Local primary care trusts should be left to make up their own minds as to whether the treatment is appropriate for their patients.
And the BHMA view on homeopathy.
“Most importantly perhaps, the relationship between a clinician and a patient is one that is built on trust and understanding. Clinicians are bound by a strong moral code but also by the guidance from the General Medical Council – rather than by instructions from the Department. We believe in patients being able to make informed choices about their treatments, and in a clinician being able to prescribe the treatment they feel most appropriate in particular circumstances, within the regulatory and guidance frameworks by which they are bound.” This is good news for patient choice and diversity in the NHS.
www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_117811.pdf> Para 7 says it all…..