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Before listening to the skeptics guide on the train this morning, I was listening to Radio 4. I loved the unapologetic nature of the chap from the lancet towards homeopathy. it's on listen again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ "0713: The Faculty of Homeopathy, has accused the...

A tiny acorn we planted last year has sprouted. The NHS homeopathic hospital in Tunbridge Wells (UK) is to close. Two medical homeopaths will be updating their CVs, and £160,000 per annum will be available for proper medicine. Small as the saving is, the value for society is huge. At last a...

'Uncomplementary Homeopathy', Channel 4 News, 21st September 2007: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/health/uncomplementary+homeopathy/831062 (7mins 22secs) More news expected next week.

I realize this is just one view, and that there's some serious questions about the balance of the reporting, (I think it's an Op-Ed piece), but it raises some very serious questions about socialized medicine. I don't want anyone to have this kind of authority over me. Ever.

Dear Forumites, Over in the NHS funding of homoeopathy thread, Pipirr pointed out that nearly 200 of the UK's elected Members of Parliament have signed an Early Day Motion to protest the closing of the Royal Homoeopathic Hospital. It's text reads as follows: This is more than a little...

If anyone in the North London area is going to be at a loose end on Thursday 7th June, there will be a public meeting about referrals from Barnet PCT to the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital. The meeting will take place from 6:30-8:30 at Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, HA8 0AD...

Grauniad article Anyone have a copy of the letter ?

Heads up, peeps! The Kent homeopathic hospital's future may depend upon the outcome of a public consultation exercise. Let's try and ensure that the Woo view is countered by rational thinking. The consultation document is due to be published later this week - whether responses are only...

I just heard a rumour that another round of funding withdrawal for homeopathy is in the offing. Has anyone heard anything more about this? Will be covered on the Vanessa Feltz Show on BBC Radio London tomorrow morning at about 10:30.

And if a dog can do this, they do have a place in the health care system: And not to be outdone by Faith the Rottweiler, that ain’t nothing says a story in the Onion where a labrador retriever is featured that can not only call 911 but fill out the hospital paperwork and get on the phone...

I am hoping that the highly public effort in which I played a small part back in May has borne fruit. One of the NHS homeopathic hospitals is to be closed. There will of course be a huge protest about this from all the blue rinse brigade etc, but I'm posting this in the hope that people in Kent...

I've been complaining for a while that it's almost impossible to get an appointment at my doctor's surgery, unless you don't mind waiting at least a week. Currently, they are so busy, they've set up daily drop-in clinics where you can go and see the emergency doctor if you are prepared to wait...

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5007118.stm?dynamic_vote=ON#vote_5007388 Another poll we can watch go down the tubes. Please vote. I'll be back some time monday to see if it ends up 80% Yes this time.

The NHS Alliance is an umbrella group that claims to be representing primary care trusts and healthcare professionals in the NHS. This is their website: http://www.nhsalliance.org/default.asp It doesn't take long to notice that they are strong advocates of integrating CAM into the NHS. Their...

After my detailed complaint about this part of NHS Direct, I got a long rambling reply that of course didn't answer any of my questions. Principally, I wanted to know why the items on orthodox medicines give information on the evidence base, while those for sCAM do not. But what outraged me the...

Here is what I said to the NHS Direct site: This is their reply, just received: Now folks, just go through NHS Direct and do the same thing for any other woo you come across. Happy hunting!

Last weeks Commentary "British National Health Service Waffles" I have just received an e-mail from NHS direct informing me that they have removed the entry for homeopathy, while they are "reviewing" the entry. My main complaint was that although they attempted to show "both side of the...

Hmmm..... What do we think? This particular religion affects the beleiver's way of life a lot. But should services like the NHS provide special treatment for these people? I suppose this is one advantage of not having an free NHS in the US.

Guys, we have to do something about this. That's taxpayers' money - our money - that's being spent on this nonsense. Anyone got any suggestions? How about one of those mass suicide stunts using homeopathic sleeping pills? Or a targetted mass letter-writing campaign?

I am having an interesting exchange with the chairman of the NHS Trusts Association, Dr David Tod O.B.E., M.B.Ch.B.(Ed.), F.R.C.G.P., Dip.Crim.(Lon.). This is what he said when I asked him about the evidence base for the interesting practices his organisation is promoting at the NHS Directory...

I'm having what might best be called a robust exchange with the chairman of the National Health Service Trusts Association (NHSTA). It has provided "The NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners", which you can find here. It seems there is a quite a CAM mafia involved, with...

Presumably you folks are aware that all forms of quackery will now be available at taxpayer's expense in the UK. The woo-woo mafia comprising Blair, Prince Charles and Peter Hain have railroaded this through in total defiance of the evidence. There are 2 very good pressure groups - Healthwatch...

I recently discovered that accupuncture treatment is being given free on the NHS (ie. us taxpayers end up paying for this nonsense!) I was so incensed that I wrote to my MP, and have now started several lines of communication with John Reid and his office (Secretary of State for Health), Jane...

Hi folks - new here and this is my first post! I am researching for an article commissioned by a UK pharmaceutical publication. One of the issues is that the National health Service runs homoeopathic hospitals, and I am trying to find out how much they spend. The NHS itself doesn't know!!! They...

it makes homeopaths look expensive and unattractive. Hooray. http://homeopathyforums.hpathy.com//forum_posts.asp?TID=1482&TPN=2

From today's Metro: So..Personally, without seeing the study, i wouldn't like to comment, but my experience of migraines, and migraine sufferers, is that generally migraines can be controlled through relaxation techniques, and therefore, although there may be medicine available, which clearly...