Agenda Plus Dossier Homeopathie 2013 Ref.: http://sueyounghistories.com/archives/2008/02/05/aneurin-bevan-andhomeopathy/ 1983: According to British Medical Journal, 80% of graduates from medical schools in Britain said they wanted training in either homeopathy, acupuncture, or hypnosis. (BMJ, 287, 30 July 1983, pp. 337-39) 1986: According to British Medical Journal, 42% of British physicians surveyed in Avon refer patients to homeopathic physicians. 1990: According to The Times of London, homeopathy is now the fastest growing alternative therapy in Scotland. The numbers of Scots who have used homeopathic medicines have more than doubled from 1985 to 1990, increasing from 5% to 11%. Similarly, in 1985 23% of those Scots interviewed in 1985 said they would “seriously consider” going to a homeopath, and in 1990 this figure grew to 40%. Ref: “Take a Little of What Ails You,” The Times, November 13, 1989. 1992: 45% of UK GPs consider homeopathy useful and 42% refer their patients for homeopathic treatment. Ref: Natural medicine Society News, UK, 21, June 1992 2001: A report by the Centre of Complementary Health Studies in Exeter noted a 49% increase in the number of statutory health practitioners who practice homeopathy. 2003: 86% of Scottish GPs surveyed were found to be in favour of homeopathy [3]. [3].Hamilton E, Exploring General Practitioners attitudes to homeopathy in Dumfries and Galloway, Homeopathy, 2003, 92, 190-194. Currently, homeopathy is the second most popular complementary medicine in the UK [4,5]. [4]. “New research in the Times Body and Soul reveals disenchanted Britons turning to complementary therapy”, PRNewswire, London Jan 9, 2004. [5]. The Independent, 17 November, 2003. 2005: 60% of the UK doctors who use homeopathy do so because of good experience of homeopathy as effective treatment and anxiety about hazards of conventional treatment Ref: Halvorsen R. Alternative therapies in the practice. The General Practitioner Magazine. Feb 2005 2006: Arnica gel (Atrogel) product was the first homeopathic product to be registered by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 2007: 14.5% of the population say that they trust homeopathy Ref: Samarasekera U; Lancet. 2007 Nov 17; 370(9600):1677-8. 2007: 206 MPs signed Early Day Motion 1240 to acknowledge the positive contribution made to the health of the nation by the NHS homeopathic hospitals. 2008: Dr Sara Eames, President of The Faculty of Homeopathy, “The pilot is promising and confirms my own experience of treating NHS patients with homeopathy. The homeopathic hospitals are
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