Bernard Allen
Question:347 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health the proposals, if any, he has to introduce legislation to ban non-clinical hypnotists from practising in the medical area.
Written Answers. - Alternative Medical Practices.
The general position in relation to the provision of complementary or alternative medical practices such as those offered by non-clinical hypnotists is that they are not regulated and there are no proposals at present to regulate them by means of legislation or otherwise.
Practitioners of alternative medicine are free to provide services so long as they do not represent themselves as being registered medical practitioners.