Table 1 Evaluations of NHS Based Primary Care Complementary Therapy Services with Standardised

Table 1 Evaluations of NHS based primary care complementary therapy services with standardised health outcome and NHS cost data Name of Therapies Health No. Time point Time point NHS cost data Number Controlled service offered outcome tool matched baseline follow up collected medical study returns records Impact Acupuncture SF36 54 “pre-treatment” “end of Prescriptions and 28 No [16,30] Homeopathy MYMOP 85 treatment” GP consultations Chiropractic Lewisham Acupuncture SF36 179 (case) “prior to “following None 0 Yes [11] Homeopathy 151 (cntrl) treatment” treatment” Osteopathy (case) 3 months post baseline (control) Liverpool [14] Acupuncture SF36 69 Initial 8 weeks None 0 No Homeopathy consultation Osteopathy Massage Counselling GP Osteopathy SF36 312 At referral 4 months None 0 No purchasing Chiropractic [15] Westcourt Spiritual SF36 32 “before 1st 8 weeks None 0 No [17] healing session” Coventry [20] Homeopathy MYMOP 80 Initial 6 months Prescriptions 49 No consultation before & Consultations 94 after 1st consultation CHIPs [29] Acupuncture MYMOP 67 Initial Final None 0 No Homeopathy consultation consultation Osteopathy Massage Reflexology Nutrition + 4 others North Homeopathy MYMOP 65 “before Final None 0 No Kirklees [31] treatment consultation commenced” Sheffield Homeopathy MYMOP 54 At referral Final None 0 No Menopause Reflexology consultation [32,33] Glastonbury Acupuncture MYMOP 114 At referral Final Prescriptions, GP 41 No [21] Homeopathy consultation consultations, Osteopathy hospital referrals Massage and tests Herbal med. Get Well UK Acupuncture MYMOP 81 Initial Final Prescriptions, GP 33 No [22,34,35] Homeopathy consultation consultation consultations and Osteopathy hospital referrals Massage Aromatherapy Newcastle Acupuncture Locally devised Not known Not known Not known Prescriptions and 70 No [18] Homeopathy survey GP consultations Osteopathy Chiropractic Massage Shiatsu St. Homeopathy Locally devised 133 Not known Not known Prescriptions, GP 24 (10% No Margaret’s survey consultations and of service [19] hospital referrals users) ROMANS Medical SF12 70 (case) Before 2 months Prescriptions, GP 101 (case) Yes [24,25] osteopathy 68 (cntrl) randomisation after starting consultations, 86 (cntrl) treatment hospital consultations, admissions and tests