The effective regulation of complementary medicine

Author(s): MATTHEWS, J.

Abstract: This article evaluates the need for further regulation of complementary medicine and considers, in the light of the Osteopaths Act and Chiropractors Act, whether statutory self-regulation is the way forward for all complementary therapies. An analysis of the aims of regulation reveals that well-devised, voluntary codes of practice with effective disciplinary mechanisms are the most appropriate form of regulation for the majority of therapies.

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