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Family Practice Vol. 20, No. 5, 575-577
© Oxford University Press 2003

Health Services Research

Trends in access to complementary or alternative medicines via primary care in England: 1995–2001 Results from a follow-up national survey

KJ Thomas, P Coleman and JP Nicholl

Medical Care Research Unit, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

Correspondence to KJ Thomas; E-mail: K.J.Thomas{at}sheffield.ac.uk

A prior national survey of one in eight randomly selected general practices in England estimated that 39% of general practices [95% confidence interval (CI) 35–43%] provided some access to complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in 1995. A repeat survey, conducted in 2001, estimated that one in two practices in England now offer their patients some access to CAMs (95% CI 46–52%). The change was due to increased provision in-house; the proportion of practices making NHS referrals remained unchanged. The proportion of services supported by patient payments rose from 26 to 42%.

Keywords. Complementary and alternative medicines, England, primary care, survey.


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