ath ic ▁treatment . ▁For ▁example , ▁one ▁paper ' s ▁conclusion ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁" There ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁that ▁home op ath ic ▁treat ments ▁are ▁more ▁effective ▁than ▁place bo " ▁without ▁the ▁immediately ▁following ▁cave at ▁" how ever , ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁this ▁evidence ▁is ▁low ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁low ▁method ological ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁tri als . ▁Studies ▁of ▁high ▁method ological ▁quality ▁were ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁negative ▁than ▁the ▁lower ▁quality ▁studies ." ▁ ▁N HS ▁England ' s ▁public ▁consult ation ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁" to ▁drive ▁out ▁waste ful ▁and ▁in effect ive ▁drug ▁pres cri ptions " ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁recommendation , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁that ▁GP s ▁should ▁stop ▁pres cri bing ▁home op ath y ▁to ▁patients . ▁The ▁B HA ▁" bel ieved ▁it ▁had ▁identified ▁serious ▁fla ws " ▁in ▁the ▁consult ation ' s ▁process ▁and ▁sought ▁a ▁jud icial ▁review , ▁crow df und ing ▁don ations ▁from ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁legal ▁action . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁Su pper stone ▁heard ▁the ▁case ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁Justice , ▁London ▁and , ▁in ▁June , ▁he ▁u ph eld ▁N HS ▁England ' s ▁original ▁decision ▁to ▁ce ase ▁fund ing ▁home op ath y . ▁N HS ▁England ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁" rec laim ▁£ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0