Concern over hospitals’ lack of CAM control
Only a third of doctors document complementary medicine use in cancer patients, shows a survey of 262 Australian hospitals
A “concerning” number of hospitals have no policy on complementary medicine practitioners or use by patients, despite the widespread use of alternative therapies, researchers say.
They’ve called on hospitals to update or review their policies after their survey found a “substantial proportion” had no policies regarding complementary practitioners or patient use.
