Doctors slam plan for Chinese medicine.

Australian Doctor,  November, 2005  

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by Eleanor Limprecht

DOCTORS have slammed a NSW parliamentary investigation that has called for practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to be registered, saying this would lend undue legitimacy to the therapy without protecting patients from harm.

The proposals would require all practitioners to complete a recognised Bachelor degree in TCM, with a grandfathering provision allowing listed practitioners with five years' practice to complete an approved bridging course or pass an exam.

With the plan expected to form the basis of draft legislation in NSW, the move ...

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