Aug 8, 2018
By removing homeopathic referrals to the Portland Centre for Integrated Medicine (PCIM), Bristol CCG demonstrates a lack of sound decision making because this change will not help improve patient health or balance their books. It will have a negative impact on the lives of those in the care of Bristol CCG as most of the referral patients have chronic conditions which have not been helped through the conventional treatment and now have to go back to treatments that do not work as well for them and cost more. The highly-rated, doctor led service at PCIM will continue to be available to paying patients but sadly will now be unavailable to those without funds and often in most need who were being helped through the referral service.
Read the PCIM’s formal response to CCG funding decision on homeopathy
Aug 2, 2018
Over 10,000 people from over 90 different countries have now signed the petition calling for the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council to release their FIRST report on Homeopathy.
The #ReleaseTheFirstReport campaign has been publicly supported by Rachel Roberts (Chief Executive of the Homeopathy Research Institute, UK), Prof Aaron To (Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Homeopathy) and Dr Gualberto Diaz (Research Advisor for the National Assembly of Homeopathy, Spain), with many more around the world coming forward to make their feelings known.
The NHMRC’s handling of its review of Homeopathy has had an impact on patients all over the world. The bottom line is, a fundamentally flawed, biased report should not be allowed to continue to unjustly cause damage to an entire sector.
There is a growing body of evidence both to show homeopathy’s effectiveness in real-world scenarios and to support theories on its mechanism of action. Much of this evidence is simply ignored, which is in no small part attributable to the widespread inaccurate reporting of Homeopathy in the media – the Australian Report being a prime example.
Haven’t signed the petition yet? Fill in the form on the right hand side to add your name to the growing number of people around the world!
Jul 26, 2018
This will be a fun and energetic day sharing developments from the past and building new ideas and strategies for the future. The day will include an update from the 4Homeopathy team, tutorials on using social media and answering critics, plus the opportunity to work in groups with colleagues to create strategy and vision for our profession for years to come.
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Jul 18, 2018
For the second year running there has been an increase in the number of times articles published in the Faculty of Homeopathy’s journal Homeopathy have been cited in articles in other peer-reviewed publications. The figure known as the Impact Factor (IF) has risen from 1.16 to 1.524, which represents a 52% increase in the number of citations.
An IF is used to determine the impact a particular journal has in a given field of research and is therefore widely used as a measure of quality. The latest IF assessment for Homeopathy covers citations during 2017 for articles published in the previous two years (2015 and 2016).
Dr Peter Fisher, Homeopathy’s editor-in-chief, said: “Naturally the editorial team is delighted by this news. This success is due to the quality and international nature of research and other content we publish. So I thank all those who have contributed such high quality papers, maintaining the journal’s position as the world’s foremost publication in the scholarly study of homeopathy. I would particularly like to thank our senior deputy editor, Dr Robert Mathie for all his hard work.”
To download the pdf full article Click HERE
May 21, 2018
Popular natural treatments used to manage hay fever, stress, insomnia, joint aches, teething, and other medical conditions will continue to be sold on pharmacy shelves after a landmark win for consumers.
In June last year a report to the Federal Government recommended natural medicine and treatments, including homeopathic products, be banned or restricted from sale in pharmacies.
Tens of thousands of consumers protested with nearly 80,000 people joining the Your Health Your Choice campaign to call on the Government to protect their right of choice to access natural medicines.
At the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference on the Gold Coast on May 3, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt released the Government’s response amid a raft of reform announcements.
The proposed ban was part of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation, known as the King Review which suggested banning homeopathic products and placing restrictions on the sale of other complementary medicine products in PBS pharmacies.
