5th March 2007 Dear Mr Henshaw, Thank you for your letters of ...
5th March 2007 Dear Mr Henshaw, Thank you for your letters of ...
5th March 2007 Dear Mr Henshaw, Thank you for your letters of ...
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ole The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales as Heir to the Throne does not. Some people towhom <strong>you</strong> have spoken seem to suggest that His Royal Highness shouldnot seek to participate in and make an active contribution to national life,but just wait to become King; however, most people feel that in a valueadded age this would represent a failure to take advantage <strong>of</strong> His RoyalHighness’ position to help people and make a difference <strong>for</strong> the better. Allagree that The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales should be politically neutral and it has beena remarkable achievement by The Prince during the past thirty-five years orso to contribute so much in so many areas, particularly through hischaritable activities, without any suggestion at any time that he has beenanything other than politically neutral.2. The Prince’s Foundation <strong>for</strong> Integrated Health(i)The Prince’s Foundation <strong>for</strong> Integrated Health encourages the NHS tospend money on alternative medicineWith respect to the assertions about The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales’s interests inhealth, he devotes a great deal <strong>of</strong> time and ef<strong>for</strong>t to trying to help those whoare suffering through illness or disease, from his patronage <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> themajor cancer charities and a number <strong>of</strong> hospice organisations <strong>for</strong> theterminally ill, to numerous hospital visits across the country. Heestablished The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales’s Foundation <strong>for</strong> Integrated Medicine,which later became The Prince’s Foundation <strong>for</strong> Integrated Health, toexplain and support an integrated approach to healthcare, i.e. one which:• emphasises prevention and self-care,• looks at the person in the round, taking into account the effects onhealth <strong>of</strong> lifestyle, environment and emotional wellbeing, and• brings together the safest and most effective aspects <strong>of</strong> mainstreammedical science and complementary healthcare.As explained in the enclosed booklet, the Foundation seeks to inspire,engage and support health practitioners to work together to provide thewidest possible patient choice. It also works with health policy makers tohelp create a health service where the best <strong>of</strong> all healthcare is the norm.There was some correspondence between The Prince and the thenSecretary <strong>of</strong> State <strong>for</strong> Health, Frank Dobson, between 1997-98 on theprovision <strong>of</strong> integrated healthcare, but we are unable to find any mention <strong>of</strong>a request <strong>for</strong> £10 million funding from NHS (or any other) funds <strong>for</strong>research into alternative health treatments. We should be grateful if <strong>you</strong>would provide us with <strong>you</strong>r evidence <strong>for</strong> this.You say that “…the Foundation has an agenda to encourage the NationalHealth Service to spend more money on alternative medicine, which isimproper <strong>for</strong> a charity established and so publicly supported by ThePrince”.
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