The National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Research Integrity
  • Home
  • The First Homeopathy Review
  • The Second Homeopathy Review
    • Key facts (summary)
    • Bias
    • Conflicts of Interest
    • Procedural
    • Methodology
    • Undisclosed expert peer reviewer feedback
  • Health Fund Rebate Reviews
  • Further Resources

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:

HOME

MEDIA RELEASE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Copyright © 2017 Australian Homoeopathic Association