Press Release
HPC welcomes DH Steering Group report that proposes regulation of complementary and alternative medicine by the HPC
16 June 2008
HPC welcomes the opportunity to regulate practitioners of acupuncture, herbal medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and other traditional medicine systems practised in the UK
The Health Professions Council (HPC) welcomes today’s publication of the ‘Report to Ministers from the Department of Health Steering Group on the Statutory Regulation of Practitioners of Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other Traditional Medicine Systems Practised in the UK’
The report proposes that the HPC regulate acupuncturists, medical herbalists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and highlights that the HPC continues to demonstrate effective, safe and cost effective statutory regulation.
The HPC currently regulates 13 professions varying from dietitians to biomedical scientists and as a multi-professional regulator the HPC has the required experience of successfully taking on new professions.
HPC’s president, Anna van der Gaag, said:
“These practitioners provide an important service to the public and we welcome the proposals for statutory regulation
“The HPC depends upon the professional knowledge and expertise from the professions it regulates to provide detailed input, particularly into its
standard-setting process. We look forward to working with these
professions in the coming months and years as we move towards statutory regulation.
HPC’s Chief Executive, Marc Seale, said:
“The HPC welcome the opportunity to regulate acupuncturists, medical herbalists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. As a multi-professional regulator we are aware that without robust regulation the public is not protected from incompetent or unethical practitioners.
“Public protection is paramount and it’s important that the public feel protected by knowing that practitioners will have to meet our high standards. The HPC firmly believe that statutory regulation can more effectively assure that practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine are meeting appropriate standards and are fit to practise.”
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