Frequently Asked Questions
Does The Prince advocate untested and dangerous alternative medical therapies?
Not at all. The Prince is a keen advocate of integrated healthcare. This means taking a wider, preventative approach to healthcare by addressing the underlying social, lifestyle and environmental causes of disease. In this system patients, protected by a sound regulatory environment and the support of the National Health Service, have access not just to conventional medical treatment an proven complementary care and therapy.
To help put this theory into practice, and after nearly 25 years of interest and involvement in the field of holistic medicine, eight years ago His Royal Highness set up The Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health (FIH). Its main aim is to help provide safe, effective and efficient forms of medical treatment to patients and their families by supporting the development and delivery of integrated healthcare, especially by encouraging conventional and complementary practitioners to work together.