On 24th February 2010, H:MC21 (Homeopathy: Medicine for the 21st Century) will be lobbying Parliament. The Commons Science and Technology Committee has recently been preparing a report on the evidence for homeopathy, and in doing so they took oral evidence from self-proclaimed ‘experts’ who oppose homeopathy, but ignored the tens of thousands of people who use it.
In response to this report H:MC21 will be handing in a petition in the form of a declaration “Homeopathy Worked for Me”, signed by approximately 25,000 people, to highlight why they consider that homeopathy can play an important role in healthcare in this country, including in the NHS.
If you would like further information about the campaign and about homeopathy before the lobby, please look at H:MC21’s websites at www.hmc21.org and www.homeopathyworkedforme.org. Of particular interest are:
Halloween Science
This is a detailed critique of Ernst and Singh’s Trick or Treatment, and shows that it is anything but scientific.
It is available at: <http://www.hmc21.org/#/halloween-science/4535659799>
Evidence to the Commons Committee
This shows that the evidence based medicine approach is seriously flawed as a basis for assessing homeopathy.
Report on Selected Evidence to the Commons Committee
This looks at the evidence given by Ben Goldacre, Edzard Ernst and Tracey Brown (of Sense About Science), and shows how they contradict each other and even themselves.
Both are available at: <http://www.hmc21.org/#/cstc-submission/4537525955>.
Pilot survey of PCTs
This survey suggests that there are no checks on whether those making decisions about the provision of homeopathy in the NHS are competent to assess the evidence.
It is available at: < http://www.hmc21.org/#/pct-survey/4535660289>