Policy Number: SRP 012
Policy Name: 012 Allergy Disorder – Unconventional Therapy
Status: Not Funded
Effective Date: 1 April 2024
Next Review Date: 1 April 2029
Mid and South Essex ICB does not fund unconventional treatments for allergy disorder.
Only standard treatments with evidence of clinical effectiveness will be funded on the NHS. These include allergen avoidance, drugs and immunotherapy.
Unconventional approaches to the management of allergy disorders will not be funded. These include clinical ecology, acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis, ionisation and herbal medicine.
This service/procedure has been assessed as a Low Clinical Priority by MSE ICB and will not be funded unless there are exceptional clinical circumstances.
Individual funding requests should only be made where the patient demonstrates clinical exceptionality.
Find out more information on applying for funding in exceptional clinical circumstances.