Homeopathic bill now £1.3m
SCOTLAND’S only homeopathic hospital sparked fresh controversy after spending nearly £1.3million a year to treat just 355 patients.
Glasgow’s Centre for Integrated Care specialises in holistic and complementary approaches to care.
The annual bill to taxpayers of £1.28million means each treatment costs an average of £3,605, even though the NHS admits there is no evidence the treatments work.
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Using tax money to fund these so-called treatments is not justifiable
Homeopathy, the use of natural substances to cure ailments, is backed by Prince Charles and the Queen.
Dr Charles Saunders of the British Medical Association in Scotland, said: “We’re concerned that scarce funding will be spent on ‘treatment’ that has no scientific evidence base to support its use.”
Eben Wilson, of Taxpayer Scotland, said: “Without good evidence-based clinical outcomes, using tax money to fund these so-called treatments is not justifiable.”
A spokeswoman from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: “The hospital has historically been known as the Homoeopathic Hospital but it offers a more complex and multidisciplinary approach to care.”