The Inspection Service of the Regional Ministry of Health has issued a report against the organisers of the pseudotherapies event after finding that they had failed to comply with current regulations regarding the promotion of unauthorised practices or those with unproven efficacy and safety.

The Inspection Service, which travelled to the event held this afternoon in Palma, found that false health information had been disseminated, promoting treatments with no scientific evidence that could even have harmful effects on health.

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The Health Department has issued an official report against the organisers of the pseudotherapy event for promoting treatments without scientific evidence

Once the report has been drawn up, the technicians of the Regional Ministry of Health will begin the corresponding investigation to determine whether or not an administrative sanction should be imposed. However, if during the investigation it is determined that there are indications of an alleged crime against public health, the Public Prosecutor’s Office will be informed.

The Regional Ministry of Health recently sent a warning to the organisers of the event warning them of the obligation to comply with current regulations.

The Conselleria reminds the public of the dangers of the increasingly common medical pseudotherapies which, on most occasions, take advantage of the extreme vulnerability of people suffering from illnesses in an extreme situation.

Health recalls the existence of a Plan for the Protection of People’s Health against Pseudotherapies of the Ministries of Health and Science and Innovation (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/gabinetePrensa/notaPrensa/pdf/20181141118135247771.pdf) which aims to provide citizens with accurate and rigorous information to differentiate practices whose effectiveness in treating or curing diseases has been scientifically proven from others that have not demonstrated this effectiveness, and thus improve the adoption of informed decisions.

The Spanish Medical Association (OMC) also has an Observatory (https://www.cgcom.es/observatorios/oppiss) on the latest therapies without scientific validity.

The conditioning factor in most techniques or therapies is the inducement of the client to believe that the technique or therapy works per se, with the consequent risk of making it their first or only choice for a health problem.