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Raymond Tallis - Should alternative medicine be available on the NHS?
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Raymond Tallis

Last on 13 - 19 Feb

Should alternative medicine be available on the NHS?


 

Its advocates claim that alternative treatments like homeopathy and acupuncture can complement and even replace conventional medicine. Its critics insist that before any treatment is given to patients it must first be rigorously tested to prove that it is safe and effective.

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"Are you prepared to pay higher taxes to fund these treatments? Not all of us can afford to!" — Stuart W E's comment on Andrea Giles's film
"If the drugs worked, why are people not getting better and the rate of prescription drugs rising?" — Julia's comment on Raymond Tallis's film
"I am a strong believer that the natural route is better. Like Leanna said, it has been around for thousands of years." — Chemobrain's comment on Leanna Broom's film
"If the conventional medicines are so wonderful why is there always a leaflet accompanying the drugs stating long lists of possible side effects?" — Chemobrain's comment on Síle Lane's film
"No, homeopathy is not medicine. It is useless sugar pills. The placebo effect has a part to play, but that comes for free with proper, effective medicine prescribed by proper doctors." — Alan Henness's comment on Prof David Peters's film
"They supplied evidence for the effectiveness of Bowen therapy (and I presume that would be their best evidence), but it was demolished as utterly inadequate by the ASA." — Alan Henness's comment on Martina Hinds's film
"as an Acupuncturist, trying to create large scale studies AND getting the evidence published is not easy for complementary therapists when it is not supported by large industries." — Sim Sandhu's comment on Steven Isserlis's film

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