Theresa May Exempts Homeopathy from Farcical Psychoactive Substances Bill
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is to introduce new legislation banning any substance that might be considered a ‘legal high’. In her Psychoactive Substances Bill, any […]
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Maurice Saatchi’s Zombie Quack Bill To Be Rushed Through Parliament.
Lord Saatchi’s so-called “Medical Innovation Bill” which has the aim of removing patient right’s to sue doctors if they use unproven treatments in ways that […]
Big Legal Blow for NHS Homeopathy
That the NHS spends money on homeopathy is a red flag to many thinking people. If the publicly funded health service is to operare efficiently […]
The Professional Standards Authority is a Threat to Public Health
The Professional Standards Authority has published a report about how it has performed with its Accredited Registers Programme. This scheme has been trying to provide […]
How to Get Bad Law That Nobody Supports Through Parliament
Let us imagine an ex-advertising man called Lord Scratchy. After, his old PR firm, Itchy and Scratchy helped the Tory party win elections, he has […]
Medical Innovation or Quackery?
One of the common marketing messages behind alternative medicine is that is represents true innovation in healthcare. Using one Prince Charles’ favourite words, it tries […]
Nutritional Therapists Call for Equal Statutory Footing with Dieticians.
In a surprise move, the British Association for Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy (BANT) have formally written to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) requesting […]
Soil Association Trustees Resign over Homeopathy Attacks
The Soil Association is the marketing organisation behind so-called Organic Farming. It’s stated aims are to campaign for “healthy, humane and sustainable food, farming and […]
Society Warns Homeopaths not to Talk About Ebola.
This blog believes that accredting the Society of Homeopaths was a mistake by the PSA. However, I can accept that some benefits may come of […]
The Society of Homeopaths Have Achieved PSA Accreditation
Our health care regulators cannot differentiate between a health care profession and a pseudo-medical cargo cult. The Professional Standards Authority has accredited the Society of […]