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Chiropractic

Asked by Christine JardineLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 45797

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating chiropractic care into the National Musculoskeletal health strategy.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England does not nationally commission chiropractic care as it is a complementary and alternative medicine. There are no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating chiropractic care into centrally commissioned National Health Service care.

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