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Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 December 2018. It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Friday, 21 December 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Homeopathy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 10 October 2017 to Question 901025 on NHS: Homeopathy, what assessment NICE has made of the clinical effectiveness of homeopathy services for patients.

Answer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has made a number of recommendations in clinical guidelines that do not support the use of homeopathy in a range of clinical settings, including lower urinary tract symptoms in men, atopic eczema in under 12s and inducing labour. The guidelines are available at the following links:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg97

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg57

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg70


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
202783
Session
2017-19
Related items
NHS: Homeopathy
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Homeopathy
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk