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The Centre for Integrative Care at Gartnavel could help patients recovering from Covid-19 and relieve the pressure on NHS caused by chronic illness A FORMER GP has called for full funding to be restored to an award-winning hospital that provides holistic care, to tackle an anticipated surge in long Covid patients. Dr Patrick Trust said an “unhelpful” association with homeopathy had led to the majority of Scottish health boards pulling funding from Glasgow’s Centre for Integrative Care (CIC), which is the UK’s only purpose-built service for person-centred holistic healthcare. While he is not an advocate of the controversial plant-based treatments, he said the CIC had much to offers patients with chronic illnesses, such as Fibromyalgia, who place huge demands on the health service.