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Recommendations on the regulation of herbal practitioners in the UK: Report from the Herbal Medicine Regulatory Working Group
including recommendations on the reform of Section 12(1) of the Medicines Act 1968
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Document type:Publication
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Author:Published for the Herbal Medicine Regulatory Working Group by The Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health
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Published date:19 September 2003
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Primary audience:Professionals
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Product number:ISBN 0 9539453 6 7
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Gateway reference:2003
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Pages:152
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Copyright holder:Crown Copyright
This report contains recommendations for the statutory regulation of herbal practitioners in the UK. It was prepared by the Herbal Medicine Regulatory Working Group (HMRWG), which was established in January 2002 by the Department of Health, The Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health and the European Herbal Practitioners Association. The HMRWG comprised an independent Chair and lay membership as well as delegates from the main professional bodies representing the herbal profession within the UK.
These proposals for the regulation of the herbal medicine profession have taken account of the regulatory systems in place for other health and social care professionals - both conventional and complementary and alternative. Professional regulation must be open, responsive and accountable, with the emphasis on the protection of patients and the public. Regulation of the herbal medicine profession will protect the public by setting and monitoring standards of professional training, conduct and performance.
Hard copies of the report are available from:
The European Herbal Practitioners Association (EHPA)
45a Corsica Street
London N5 1JT
Tel: 020 7354 5067
E-mail: info@euroherb.com
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