Executive Summary - Commonwealth Ombudsman Complaint
Formal investigation - Ombudsman Complaint:
The findings of a formal investigation into NHMRC's conduct of the Homeopathy Review reveals that NHMRC has misled the public about the research evidence on homeopathy and has withheld critical information relating to its methods and procedures.
The findings are fully detailed in a Submission of Complaint lodged with the Australian Commonwealth Ombudsman - a multi-stakeholder, multi-sector Complaint lodged by the Australian Homoeopathic Association (AHA), Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) and the Australian Traditional Medicines Society (ATMS), detailing:
- Methodological flaws
- Procedural irregularities
- Evidence of bias
- Conflicts of interest
- Inaccurate and incomplete reporting
Following is a copy of the Executive Summary of the Complaint:
The findings of a formal investigation into NHMRC's conduct of the Homeopathy Review reveals that NHMRC has misled the public about the research evidence on homeopathy and has withheld critical information relating to its methods and procedures.
The findings are fully detailed in a Submission of Complaint lodged with the Australian Commonwealth Ombudsman - a multi-stakeholder, multi-sector Complaint lodged by the Australian Homoeopathic Association (AHA), Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) and the Australian Traditional Medicines Society (ATMS), detailing:
- Methodological flaws
- Procedural irregularities
- Evidence of bias
- Conflicts of interest
- Inaccurate and incomplete reporting
Following is a copy of the Executive Summary of the Complaint: