RESUMEN
Complementary and alternative medicine is an increasingly popular form of health intervention used by millions of people in the UK each year. The demand for such therapies has seen their use grow and many have been adopted by district nurses as a supplement to the treatment and care they provide their patients. The use of complementary and alternative medicine is largely unregulated and this has led to increasing call for more effective regulation to ensure patient safety. Of particular concern recently has been the need to regulate the use of herbal medicines. This article considers the proposals for the reform of herbal medicines and professional and legal implications for district nurses who use complementary and alternative medicine in their practice.
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Control de Medicamentos y Narcóticos/organización & administración , Medicina de Hierbas/organización & administración , Rol de la Enfermera , Enfermería en Salud Pública/organización & administración , Terapias Complementarias/enfermería , Terapias Complementarias/organización & administración , Regulación Gubernamental , Humanos , Pautas de la Práctica en Enfermería/organización & administración , Autonomía Profesional , Reino UnidoRESUMEN
Some 150 deaths and serious injuries are caused each week by people who were driving in the course of their work. The police, health and safety executive and government are seeking to improve this startling statistic by ensuring that organizations, including NHS Trusts, comply with health and safety law and fulfil their duty to carry out an assessment of risks associated with work related driving and implement a policy to minimize those risks. Failing to comply could result in prosecution by the police and health and safety executive.