Advance Notice: Lords Committee to report on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)November 22, 2000The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will publish its Report on Complementary and Alternative Medicine with a Press Briefing on Tuesday 28 November at 11.00am. In light of the high levels of use of CAM therapies in the UK, the Report examines various aspects of CAM and makes wide ranging recommendations. Subjects covered include: The Evidence Base: Including which therapies have accumulated evidence to support their claims and which lack a comprehensive evidence base. Regulation: Including which therapies have and have not got adequate regulatory arrangements and which would be more suited to statutory regulation. Training: Including whether CAM training is adequate, what training should include and whether medical practitioners’ training should include familiarisation with CAM. Research: Including why research activity in the CAM sector is low and how this can be addressed and whether funding bodies should dedicate funds for CAM. NHS Provision: Including what are the important issues that need to be known about a therapy for it to be provided on the NHS and how CAM should be delivered on the NHS. The Report follows an Inquiry chaired by Lord Walton of Detchant (Former President of the General Medical Council and the British Medical Association.) The Select Committee is chaired by Lord Winston (Robert Winston). House of Lords |
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