Information on the number of people who have requested homeopathic treatment in each of the health trusts is not available.
However, a survey of 452 cancer patients in Northern Ireland carried out by Action Cancer and the Gerard Lynch centre, Belvoir Park hospital, in 2004 found that 24.6 per cent. would like the opportunity of using homeopathy if it was provided as part of their health service treatment. The survey was carried out at outpatient facilities which deliver chemotherapy and outpatient review appointments at Altnagelvin, Antrim, Craigavon and the Ulster hospitals. Results were also gathered from the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre which refers to Belvoir Park, Belfast City and Royal Victoria hospitals.