P-05-1114 Allow traditional acupuncturists in Wales to practice during lockdowns
P-05-1114 Allow traditional acupuncturists in Wales to practice during lockdowns
P-05-1114 Allow traditional acupuncturists in Wales
to practice during lockdowns
This
petition was submitted by Gwenan Evans having collected a total of 1,022
signatures.
Text of Petition:
We are urging the Welsh
Government to re-classify traditional acupuncture alongside similar medical
treatments for illness or injury, so that acupuncture clinics can remain open
during this and any future lockdowns. During the Welsh firebreak lockdown
chiropractors, osteopaths and physiotherapists have been allowed to treat
patients who need urgent care. They are seen as essential health service
providers.
Additional Information:
However, acupuncturists were named by the Welsh
Government as close contact services (listed alongside tattoo and hair and
beauty services) having to close during the firebreak, despite frequently
seeing patients who need urgent care.
We strongly feel that acupuncturists should be
allowed to continue to treat patients, which will in turn help to reduce the
pressure on the NHS. Acupuncture has been approved by NICE for many conditions,
and the Professional Standards Authority has agreed with the British
Acupuncture Council that acupuncture is directly comparable to osteopathy and
chiropractic.
Conditions treated by traditional acupuncturists
include severe lower back pain, sciatica, anxiety, stress, migraines and
chronic conditions such as Long Tail Covid, for which the NHS has little to
offer.
Please consider signing this petition so our
Government can see how many people believe traditional acupuncture to be an
essential healthcare service.
Status
This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 09/02/2021.
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and in light of the petitioner’s satisfaction that the latest version of the Coronavirus regulations lists acupuncture services as “exempt premises”, which can open if they are providing medical treatments, it agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner.
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It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 09/02/2021.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 01/02/2021