Under regulatory pressure, funds are now offering refunds to some customers.
PEER PRESSURE Fund-raising researchers sometimes call in their best-connected constituents, directors or staff members to talk a bit about who might be capable of giving (or giving a whole lot more).
In this respect, possible factors include personal viewpoints about CAM among the academics charged with syllabus design, knowledge of research evidence, contact with other health professionals, patient feedback, societal pressures, personal experience, funding pressures and student feedback.
Unfortunately, the pressured funding climate and sometimes one-dimensional approach towards promotion in academia, has created an atmosphere that has made involvement in interdisciplinary research less desirable, particularly early in one's career.
What he sees as political pressure to fund scheme such as Labour's Sure Start is also highlighted.
Inside the White House, the concern about deficits was matched by the pressure to fund major initiatives such as universal health care, energy independence, and expanded access to college.
Last year, finances were so tight that the NHS overspent its budget but public pressure to fund the health service generously remains strong.
We will have to wait before the full picture becomes clear, but it's likely charities will now come under greater pressure to fund more medical research.
The problem is that social entrepreneurs are now coming under increasingly unrealistic pressure to fund more and more of their operations themselves by selling products and services.
This echoes a clear steer from within government to concentrate pressured funds for training in areas of proven research excellence.
