HC Deb 10 December 1981 vol 14 c465W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of the success of chiropractics in the treatment of back pain and other debilitating conditions, he will now recognise chiropractics for all National Health Service purposes.

Dr. Vaughan

No. In view of the implications for medical practice, we should be prepared to consider this only if the profession of chiropractic had been registered under the provisions of the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act. I am aware that an application by the British Chiropractic Association for registration under the Act was rejected by the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine in 1975. It is open to the association to make a fresh application if it chooses.