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It is used within the British NHS, which means that a standards body has determined that it is evidence based.[1] See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfu

It is used within the British NHS, which means that a standards body has determined that it is evidence based.[1] See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness#Clinical_applications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness#Clinical_applicatio... Personally, I've found it difficult to keep up the practise (meditating every day), but when I do remember it does improve things. Even as a one-off activity occasionally it is good for introspection, and identifying subconscious sources of stress allowing you to act on them. [1] NICE aren't perfect, but they do a reasonable job.

DanBC 11y ago
> It is used within the British NHS, which means that a standards body has determined that it is evidence based Hang on, that's not how it works. (For one thing health is devolved in Scotland so you have seperate English, Scottish, and Welsh NHSs. (Not sure what happens with NI.) More importantly: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/homeopathy/Pages/Introduction.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/homeopathy/Pages/Introduction.a... > Homeopathy is not available on the NHS in all areas of the country, but there are several NHS homeopathic hospitals and some GP practices also offer homeopathic treatment. So, it's possible to get a stupid pointless "treatment" on the NHS. You might want to write to your local clinical commissioning group if you want to stop them spending money (about £4m per year) on homeopathy.
- joewalker 11y ago
  To be fair on NICE, from the same page: "NICE currently does not recommend that homeopathy should be used in the treatment of any health condition" "Some homeopathic remedies may contain substances that are not safe, or that interfere with the action of other medicines" "there is no evidence that homeopathy is effective as a treatment for any health condition" "Some people who use homeopathy may see an improvement in their health condition due to a phenomenon known as the placebo effect" I'm not sure what the phrase 'NHS homeopathic hospitals' means. Does it mean more than what is implied by the paragraph following the one you quoted, that some people that work for the NHS also work privately on alternative medicine like homoeopathy. I'd also be interested to know more about the £4m per year. The page on mindfulness has a very different tone [1] to the one on homeopathy. [1]: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages/mindfulness.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages...

DanBC 11y ago

> It is used within the British NHS, which means that a standards body has determined that it is evidence based Hang on, that's not how it works. (For one thing health is devolved in Scotland so you have seperate English, Scottish, and Welsh NHSs. (Not sure what happens with NI.) More importantly: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/homeopathy/Pages/Introduction.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/homeopathy/Pages/Introduction.a... > Homeopathy is not available on the NHS in all areas of the country, but there are several NHS homeopathic hospitals and some GP practices also offer homeopathic treatment. So, it's possible to get a stupid pointless "treatment" on the NHS. You might want to write to your local clinical commissioning group if you want to stop them spending money (about £4m per year) on homeopathy.

joewalker 11y ago
To be fair on NICE, from the same page: "NICE currently does not recommend that homeopathy should be used in the treatment of any health condition" "Some homeopathic remedies may contain substances that are not safe, or that interfere with the action of other medicines" "there is no evidence that homeopathy is effective as a treatment for any health condition" "Some people who use homeopathy may see an improvement in their health condition due to a phenomenon known as the placebo effect" I'm not sure what the phrase 'NHS homeopathic hospitals' means. Does it mean more than what is implied by the paragraph following the one you quoted, that some people that work for the NHS also work privately on alternative medicine like homoeopathy. I'd also be interested to know more about the £4m per year. The page on mindfulness has a very different tone [1] to the one on homeopathy. [1]: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages/mindfulness.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages...