NHS Liverpool CCG ends funding for homeopathy [View all]

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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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