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Homeopathy in the NHS: The Big Debate

Homeopathy in the NHS: The Big Debate

The Department for Health is currently reviewing whether or not homeopathy in the NHS should continue to be available through doctor referrals. Against a backdrop of funding cuts and increasing pressure to reduce costs, the Government and health managers are… 0 Shares | | Posted in Holistic Medicine
Homeopathy is ambiguous under the NHS

Homeopathy is ambiguous under the NHS

The legal and regulatory status of homeopathy is in conflict with how the NHS treats and funds it.  Although the NHS describes homeopathy as an ineffective placebo medicine at best, it has continued to provide state funded homeopathic treatments. Ambiguity… 0 Shares | | Posted in Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Medicine
Obamacare vs NHS – Which is Better for Patient Protection?

Obamacare vs NHS – Which is Better for Patient Protection?

With the advent of Obamacare in the US, and what many are seeing as the privatisation by stealth of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), there is certainly no shortage of opinions about which system is better. While the overarching… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Hospitals & Surgery