Can you get acupuncture on the NHS?

Did you know that NHS Leeds (formerly the Primary Healthcare Trust), which governs health services in Leeds, has a policy that means you may be able to apply for funding to cover your acupuncture costs?

NHS Leeds is the organisation responsible for funding and planning NHS services in the city and improving the health and wellbeing of the local population. They may cover acupuncture costs for patients with migraine headaches, pain from osteoarthritis of the knee or hip, foetal breech presentation, chronic low back pain, nausea in pregnancy, post-operative and chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, post-operative dental pain and temporomandibular disorders. Your GP would have to check that you fit the criteria for funding, details of which are in the Complementary and Alternative Therapy Evidence Based Decision Making Framework. It is also the GP’s or midwife’s responsibility to check that you have treatment with a registered practitioner.

For more details check their website leedspct.nhs.uk or ask your GP for more information.