When we heard that ministers are considering if GPs should be banned from prescribing homeopathy treatments on the NHS, our curiosity was piqued.
We had to know what else made the so-called NHS ‘blacklist‘, which outlines the treatments doctors cannot prescribe on the NHS.
As you’d expect there’s some standard unproven cold remedies and vitamins, but then things get really weird.
Turns out doctors have to be told not to prescribe things like cologne, macaroon cookies and wine.
While we would love for our doc to be prescribing us a glass (or two) of vino a night, it’s… Read the full story