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NHS Liverpool CCG ends funding for homeopathy
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The evidence is unequivocal in showing that homeopathic treatments are no more effective than placebo, and the public consultation showed that the people of Liverpool believe limited NHS funds should be spent on treatments that are shown to actually work.
We feel that in taking into account the ineffectiveness of homeopathy, as well as the view of the Liverpool people, the CCG has made the right choice today.
With the end to homeopathy funding in Liverpool, the CCG joins the overwhelming majority of health bodies in the country in recognising that homeopathy is not a valid use of limited NHS resources. The basic expectation of patients is that the treatments they are offered on the NHS actually work. Homeopathy has clearly failed to meet this expectation.
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http://goodthinkingsociety.org/nhs-liverpool-ccg-ends-funding-for-homeopathy/
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NHS Liverpool CCG ends funding for homeopathy (Original Post)
progressoid
Jun 2016
OP
They should fund placebos. Studies have shown the placebo effect is real. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#2
Warpy
(113,131 posts)1. Hypochondriacs are going to have to pay out of pocket for their magic water?
How awful!
Yes, "alternative medicine" was tailor made for hypochondriacs. Unfortunately, they can get sick, too, and usually aren't believed when they go in for treatment unless they start flunking lab tests.
progressoid
(50,757 posts)3. I have to pay for my magic water. And it does amazing things.
It cleans my body. Flushes waste down the drain. Feeds my plants. Helps make a nice cup of tea. All without a prescription.
But it won't cure toenail fungus. I have a prescription for that.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)2. They should fund placebos. Studies have shown the placebo effect is real. n/t
DetlefK
(16,470 posts)4. If placebos become medicine, are placebos still placebos?
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)6. Only if you pretend they're not placebos. n/t
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)5. They should fund placebos.
A sugar pill cost less to make than a real pharmaceutical. Placebos don't need extra funding.
Dr. Strange
(26,001 posts)7. They should still fund them.
Just dilute the funding so that's it's around one trillionth of a penny. That's as effective as full funding.