Time is Fast Running Out for Herbal Medicine – We Need Your Help!
The Department of Health has commissioned a UK-wide joint consultation process on statutory regulation of acupuncture, herbal medicine and traditional chinese medicine. The deadline is 2 November.
You can read the document by visiting this website ( http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_103566.pdf ). But, be warned, it’s a big old document!
The majority of medical herbalists support statutory regulation. The National Institute of Medical Herbalists ( http://www.nimh.org.uk/ ) provides information on the need for statutory regulation.
Right now, we need your help!
If you believe complementary therapies such as herbal medicine, acupuncture and traditional chinese medicine should be subject to statutory regulation, please write to your MP and let him or her know. If you are unsure about who your MP is, you can find out from this website http://www.writetothem.com/
Other useful sites that have posted information in relation to this issue include:
The National Institute of Medical Herbalists
http://www.nimh.org.uk/news-and-events/news-and-press/regulation-action-plan
European Herbal and Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association
The Herb Society
http://www.herbsociety.org.uk/guidelines.htm
Please act now to save herbal medicine!