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Press Release
For immediate release: 01/12/09
Choice of herbal medicine is part of diversity
A new campaign group is announced today to ensure that all herbalists are recognised, and meet agreed standards of education and training, undertake Continuing Professional Development, adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards and are properly insured. This comes as a response to the regulation from the EU, whereby Herbal Medicines (Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Kampo, Traditional Tibetan Medicine, Unani Tibb and Western Herbal Medicine) may be effectively outlawed in the UK unless the UK Government introduces statutory regulation before the EU law becomes effective in April 2011.
“Many of our patients may choose to use herbal medicine as part of their cultural and religious beliefs. If the government fails to act to protect these medicine systems it will be failing to recognise the diversity within our society and if the Department of Health fails to produce a statutory register for herbalists, this will significantly and adversely restrict the scope of herbal medicines.” said Amarjeet S Bhamra, chairman of the new campaign group.
The group has been set up following an event at the House of Lords on Thursday, 12 November 2009, hosted by Lord King of West Bromwich. The meeting chaired by Alan Keen MP (Lab) Feltham, together with David Tredinnick MP (Con) for Bosworth was to discuss and safeguard the continuity and future of herbal medicines from all traditions in the UK.
For more information or to join the campaign go to www.saveherbalmedicine.com
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