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Alternative medicine is no quackery says prince

PRINCE Charles hit out at sceptics of alternative medicine as he opened the refurbished Royal London Homeopathic Hospital in Bloomsbury yesterday (Wednesday).
The Prince – who has recently funded a £900,000 study into its effectiveness – blasted cynics who would rather see hospital funding go on proven conventional treatment.
He said: “It has been proved that musculoskeletal treatment can help with and back pain.
This and acupuncture has become a standard part of treatment in the NHS. This is not unsubstantiated quackery.”
The Prince toured the hospital’s pain management and antenatal clinics to see how health professionals from complimentary and conventional practices could work side by side.
The Prince said: “On the whole I tend to avoid newspaper reports on alternative medicine – most of the time to protect my own health. One would think that complimentary and conventional therapies are at odds with each other. But instead of hostility, I find most people in favour of integrated care. And in this splendid redevelopment there are consultants working together freely and enthusiastically.”
The hospital, which shares its new £20million refurbished home with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, played a pivotal role in researching alternative medicine since the 1970s.
The Prince said: “This hospital is not a small practice with naïve amateurs, but highly experienced staff leading the way in their profession. Walking around here today I have met many satisfied patients.”
The Prince said his Foundation for Integrated Health, which raises funds to hasten integrated health care in the NHS, had helped pave the way for hospitals like the Homeopathic Hospital. He said: “I hope that my Foundation has helped create an atmosphere which will allow hospitals like this move forward with integrated health care.”
The Prince unveiled a mosaic in the hospital’s ground floor, which is being developed into a public pharmacy with a café and electronic library.



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