The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine has a long history with homeopathy. It was founded as the London Homoeopathic Hospital in 1849 by one of the first doctors to practise homeopathy in Britain.

But now patient leaflets say: "From 3 April 2018, the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (RLHIM) will no longer be providing NHS-funded homeopathic remedies for any patients as part of their routine care."

The hospital is run by University College London Hospitals NHS Trust.

A spokeswoman for the trust said: "No NHS funding will be spent on homeopathic medicines at the RLHIM."

It is just the latest clampdown on NHS homeopathy.

It was banned in the Wirral in north-west England in 2016. And a consultation by the NHS England concluded GPs should not be routinely prescribing homeopathy