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ACUPUNCTURE REGULATION
There has been a certain amount of confusion and even disinformation
about the proposed regulation of acupuncture in England. It therefore
seems worth summarising the situation as we understand it to be at
present (31 August 2005).
The Department of Health consulted on proposals to regulate herbal
medicine and acupuncture in 2004 and they published their views on the
consultation process in February 2005 (see
the DOH web site).
Since the General Election in 2005 the regulation process has been
delayed although not abandoned. At present (April 2006) we are still
awaiting news of what the proposals will be and of how, if at all, they
will affect health professionals such as doctors, physiotherapists,
osteopaths and chiropractors who are already regulated.
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