Homeopathy funding increasingly diluted
January 30th, 2008
It seems homeopathy is undergoing a bit of a ‘crisis’ at the moment as NHS Primary Care Trusts move funding away from witchcraft and into evidence-based treatments. From healthcare magazine Pulse:
Homeopathy is becoming the highest profile victim of the Government’s drive to promote cost-effective use of NHS resources, with PCTs across the country stopping funding for the controversial treatment.
Homeopathy is highly contentious but remains popular in general practice, with a survey finding it was the second most used complementary treatment after acupuncture last year. But PCTs have come under acute pressure to divert funding away from homeopathy, with a group of experts writing an open letter to directors of commissioning in May 2006, saying the treatment caused ‘cultural and social damage’ and was ‘unsupported by evidence’.
See also: article on BBC.
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2 Comments
1. Robin | February 11th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
In London there is the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital. I have been there for dietary advice as they offer treatments apart from Homeopathy. Today I tried to make an appointment to see a specialist dietitian. My GP says he can not send me under the NHS because Westminster Health Authority is not funding visits to the Hospital. So all the other treatments offered by the hospital has been hit by the same blind response to the open letter.
2. Frank the SciencePunk | February 12th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Collateral damage is always a pain – and I’d be the first to point out that many so-called ‘homeopathic’ hospitals carry out a wide range of evidence-based treatments.
Surely though, it’s not the only place in the whole of London that offers dietary advice.
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