• Clinical trials
• Meta-analyses
• Outcome studies

Consumer surveys¹⁷ also show similar levels of satisfaction, with four out of five users claiming significant benefit or cure from their treatment.

The RLHH's patients' perspective survey² also found high levels of satisfaction. Two-thirds of the patients suffered from chronic conditions which had lasted more than five years, and most had come to the hospital because other forms of treatment had not helped, yet over 80% said the condition being treated at the hospital had improved. 85% were receiving homeopathy for their condition.

A high to moderate improvement in the condition of their main health problem was reported by 62% of patients since starting treatment; 19.5% indicated a slight improvement, while 13.5% said there had been no change. Only 2% reported feeling slightly worse, and 3% said that their problem was moderately or much worse. 60% of patients also reported a significant improvement in their feeling of well-being, and over one-third of patients said that other problems had also improved. These problems were psychiatric (anxiety, stress, depression), musculoskeletal, skin and digestive system disorders.

Demand for complementary treatment came from the patients. 79% asked their GP for a referral, while just 15% were referred at their GP's suggestion (although there seemed to be a trend towards more GP-instigated referrals).

Similar findings came from the community-based project in Leyton9. 98% rated the homeopathic service as excellent, with 27% reporting improved mobility, 37% reduced pain, and 54% improvement in a range of disorders such as poor sleeping and eczema.

Clients were asked to record the severity of their problem on a scale between 1-7 (7 being very severe) before and after treatment. Before treatment just under half (48%) had rated their pain at 5. After treatment only 15% had given a 5 rating.

Patients were also asked to rate their bodily pain pre and post treatment on a six-point scale, ranging from none to very severe scale. 56% reported moderate to very severe pain. This figure had dropped to 10% following treatment.

Although the Leyton project takes self-referrals, the report shows that 80% of referrals came from GPs, and that 90% of the GPs who could refer patients did so.