"The 35" acts as a guide so that you can safely use homeopathy at home. In 2018 a joint consultation between the NHS and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) led to the directive that GPs would no longer issue prescriptions for a list of 35 conditions. In 2022 this decision was announced to the public. The conditions are described as “minor conditions considered to be self-limiting and so do not need treatment as they will heal or be cured of their own accord.”