Archive: Homeopathy

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Victory! Last area of England routinely providing homeopathy on the NHS to stop

The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire has announced that it will no longer routinely fund homeopathy remedies.
Humanists celebrate NHS England defunding of homeopathy prescriptions

"We’re delighted that decision-makers at NHS England have looked at the evidence on this issue and made a clear decision"
BHA: State-funded Steiner schools teach science from book sceptical of evolution, give homeopathy to students

The Steiner Academy Hereford, the first state-funded Steiner school, teaches science from a curriculum book sceptical of evolution and gives homeopathy to students, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can reveal.
BHA and DfE return to Information Tribunal over state funding of Steiner schools

The Department for Education (DfE) is appealing against a ruling of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that the DfE was wrong to refuse a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about Steiner schools.

Pick of the Week: Foxhunting, water-cannons and homeopathy

Our best pieces of the week, for your reading pleasure, this week featuring animal rights, Boris Johnson, the eurozine crisis and proponents of alternative medicine
Belief in homeopathy is a moral test

Jeremy Corbyn's belief in homeopathy may seem like a silly eccentricity, but it speaks to a larger aversion to objective truth among the political classes

Scotland spends millions on homeopathy

More than £12 million has been spent by Scottish hospitals on homeopathic treatment over the last five years, according to new figures.
Hunt left helpless after punishing interrogation on abortion evidence

Jeremy Hunt was repeatedly unable to provide evidence for his view that the abortion time limit should be dropped to 12 weeks today, during a punishing media interview.