• Detailed evidence on homeopathy is already available :-

• http://www.publications.parliament.u...tech/45/45.pdf
• http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/.../dh_117811.pdf
• http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/

• The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) advises the NHS on the clinical and cost effective use of treatments. It does not include homeopathy in its list of recommended treatments for ANY health condition.

• In the UK “conventional “ medicine is regulated by special laws that ensure that practitioners are properly qualified and adhere to certain standards of practice.

• There is no professional statutory regulation of homeopathic practitioners in the UK. Anyone can practise as a homeopath, even if they have no or limited formal training or experience.

• Some doctors of conventional medicine and other regulated healthcare professionals also practise homeopathy. In these cases, the homeopathy practice is not regulated by the General Medical Council, or any other regulator.


• A number of professional associations and voluntary registers exist, which practitioners of homeopathy can join if they choose.


In summary, until there is evidence to the contrary :-





• If you feel unwell, or are eligible for a “ routine “ health check, see a GP first. Do not use a visit to a homeopath - no matter who is paying - as a replacement for a visit to a GP.


• The risk of serious side effects arising from taking homeopathic remedies is small, because
they are so diluted that they contain no unsafe substances. Some might contain substances not safe to take with other medicines that you are already taking.



• Talk to your GP before stopping any treatment prescribed by a doctor or avoiding procedures such as vaccination in favour of homeopathy.


• Thankfully we have this choice in the UK. In the Philippines, cost and accessibility come into the equation – there being possibly one “ traditional healer “ for every 300 people, and one doctor for every 80,000.