Re: SR

[Guest guest]

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Dear ,

I believe that our right to practise derives from the common law as

well as the Henry 8th Statute law and elements of the Medicines Act

1968 . Common law in England essentially works on the basis that

anything is legal as long as it doesn't harm anyone and isn't

prohibited by statute. Everyone's rights in England are being eroded

by the avalanche of statutes coming through in the past decade or

more - many because of EC directives and regulations, some because we

seem to have entered an era where micro-management of all aspects of

our lives need to be regulated - usually with a stick rather than a

carrot.

I think it was Philip who said at one point that the House of Lords

was the ultimate court in England - not so. Appeals can be made from

there to the European court whose decisions take precedence over all

UK courts.

We have been very fortunate in England to be able to practise in the

way we have for so long (and yes there have been some real problems

along the way, but we are still here and practising aren't we?.)But I

worry that unless we 'protect' our work as much as we can through the

law - meaning having a legal definition of a herbalist (which does

not exist at the moment)and scope of practise (currently the Medicines

Act 1968) - we are at the mercy of both UK and European legislators. I

think that is a dangerous position to be in.

Regards

Anne

[Guest guest]

Hi

Global SSR?

a start has been made - have a good look at WHO's Traditional

Medicines Strategy for 2002-2005 and its recommendations. Does anyone

know the current status of this document - has a further strategy

been developed?

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2002/WHO_EDM_TRM_2002.1.pdf

Sue