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Save herbal medicine in the UK: 2 minutes of your time
From April 2011, a new EU law will mean that even fully qualified Chinese medicine practitioners will lose access to the majority of the herbs and medicines on which they rely.
You need 2 minutes of your time to try to stop injustice in the UK. (South Africans, the same is trying to come your way, in just a slightly different form. Do not be blinded by authority.)
Follow up:
Read more>>You can support Statutory Regulation for herbalists in the UK and spread this message as widely as you can in the next few weeks.
What you need to do:
1) Sign the petition to the Prime Minister to regulate the practice of Chinese herbal medicine in the UK:
2) Become a Fan of the Facebook campaign page
Background
The UK government is likely to make an announcement very soon about whether or not they will grant Statutory Regulation to herbalists. We have heard that they may be considering abandoning their long held commitment to Statutory Regulation in favour of a “light touch licensing scheme”. This would be a big mistake. Only Statutory Regulation can ensure patient choice. Only Statutory Regulation can ensure public safety by allowing herbal medicines to be available through Practitioners properly trained in Herbal Medicine itself
New EU law may throttle herbal medicine
From April 2011, a new EU law will mean that even fully qualified Chinese medicine practitioners will lose access to the majority of the herbs and medicines on which they rely. Many herbs and medicines will only be available to industrial medical professionals who are regulated by the government, such as GPs. Many practitioners will go out of business, and many patients will not be able to receive the treatment that they need. The government can prevent this by granting statutory regulation to Chinese medicine practitioners.
Spread it around
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