A campaign has been launched that could lead to patients in Brighton and Hove being given free complementary medicine on the NHS.
John Kapp has helped create the Social Enterprise Alternative Treatment Company and drawn up a business plan offering patients the chance to have treatments worth up to £50 a time.
The company has around 100 members around the city, including chiropractors and acupuncturists.
Mr Kapp, 74, from Hove, wants Brighton and Hove Primary Care Trust (PCT) to consider directing NHS cash to the company, which would then distribute the £50 vouchers to GP practices around the city.
Patients wanting to get access to alternative treatment would be able to use one of the vouchers.
Mr Kapp is hoping the PCT will incorporate his proposals into its long term plans for commissioning health services.
He is planning to put up an online petition on the Brighton and Hove City Council website to gauge people's views about the plans.
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