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The evidence base for homeopathy is easily sufficient for it to
remain in the NHS. Taking a range of evidence including systematic
reviews, RCTs, outcome studies and trials comparing its effectiveness with
conventional treatments gives homeopathy an evidence profile that matches
or surpasses those of a whole range of interventions currently practised
in the NHS. If homeopathy is to go, then the so-called experts who gave
opposing evidence at this highly unbalanced hearing must, by their own
criteria, have the integrity to raise their hands and admit that there is
a whole raft of other interventions used daily in the NHS that must go
too. http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp
Competing interests:
A practising homeopath and General Secretary of the European Central Council of Homeopaths
Competing interests:
No competing interests
27 November 2009
Stephen J Gordon
A practising homeopath and General Secretary of the European Central Council of Homeopaths
Re: The Evidence is Sufficient
Fair enough ! I may not agree that homoeopathy is more effective
than a well-sold placebo, but at least I can agree it cannot, of itself,
do harm.
Let us agree a hierarchy of responses to Efficacy:-
1. Require the NHS to Fund ALL RCT-effective medicine, after rigorous
NICE cost-effectiveness priority assessment.
2. Permit placebos, homoeopathy, and conventional long-hallowed but
unevidenced remedies, dolly-blue-bags, and incantations with any cash left
over.
3. Ban all harmful medicines.
suits me.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests