Dear Doctor
Many thousands of people across Berkshire visit Osteopaths and are
frequently delighted with the results that Osteopathic care has given them.
Body Back-Up Osteopathy & Sports Injury Clinics was established in
Maidenhead since 1988 by Robin Lansman.
Over the years we have treated people on referral from GP’s as well as
on recommendation through “word of mouth”.
We had contracts with two large NHS GP practices, who referred patients for
treatment and covered the cost of their treatment. Many people were able to access Osteopathic
care for the first time.
Over the last few years the pressure of “Patient choice” on expanding
NHS services has become apparent. Though
after much correspondence through Theresa May, MP and Home Secretary and
exchanges of letters with Berkshire NHS Chief Executive Berkshire NHS has
decided to veto any possibility of including Osteopathic care for the
foreseeable future.
The decision seems to have been made using “narrow view” and “out of
date” research that provides a poorly informed perspective in ‘modern’
musculo-skeletal medicine – claiming the only reason for excluding Osteopathy
is that there is insufficient evidence for the efficiency of Spinal manipulation. Other research, which is much more
favourable, has been overlooked.
We feel this is a huge travesty.
Patients really value their Osteopathic care – which has far broader and
wider reaching benefits than Berkshire NHS have explored to date.
Affordability of Osteopathic care is also an issue, as well as patients
suffering from musculo-skeletal conditions being given the chance to try
Osteopathy.
We would like a campaign to try and persuade Berkshire NHS to review
their policy and include NHS Osteopathy provision across the area – or at least
some local GP surgeries to offer NHS Osteopathy services.
We are
ready to help!
Robin Lansman
Robin Lansman D.O.
Osteopathic Principal
Body Back-Up Osteopathy & Sports Injury Clinics
Council Member – British Osteopathic Association
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