Those who are interested in such matters may wish to read Prof. Michael Baum's original letter querying the use of unproven treatments obn the NHS and his answer to criticism of it.
You can read both here
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.p...e/article/931/
Apart from his warnings, he makes some excellent points about the current failure of conventional medicine to address the spiritual welfare of patients adequately if at all.
It's worth reading.