Faculty of Homoeopathy UK Membership benefits

Founded in 1844 and incorporated by Parliament in 1950 the Faculty of Homeopathy supports registered medical professionals with their homeopathic practice. We are the only homeopathic organisation to be recognised by professional bodies such as the General Medical Council (GMC) and we have nine course providers, including four overseas.

The Faculty was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1950. The Act recognises the Faculty’s role in regulating the education, training and practice of homeopathy by the medical profession. Amendments to the Byelaws and Regulations over the years have extended the Faculty’s role to include other statutorily registered healthcare professionals.

We wanted to reach out to you, as we are looking to grow our homeopathic community in India. We have a large network of homeopaths we work and collaborate with all over the world, and would like to invite you and your organization to join our extensive homeopathic family. Not only would you benefit from the membership, we would love to be able to help grow your practice and work together.  

The benefits of being a member with the Faculty of Homeopathy include: 

1. Representation

The Faculty of Homeopathy, incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1950, is composed of dentists, doctors, nurses, midwives, osteopaths, pharmacists, podiatrists and veterinary surgeons who integrate homeopathy into their practice. The Faculty represents the interests of these members and offers professional support.  This includes national and international representation through meetings, consultations and media appearances and developing dialogue with governing, educational, registration and funding bodies.  The Faculty has developed tools and resources to support members in a wide variety of ways including advice on setting up in private practice, help in understanding CPD and revalidation schemes, understanding the politics of homeopathy and what it means to members, as well as providing bespoke support for individual situations.

2. Promote your practice on the BHA website

Members of the Faculty who are LFHom level and above can elect to have their practice(s) included in the British Homeopathic Association practitioner directory and the Find a Homeopath directory.

3. Simile newsletter

Keep in touch with your Faculty colleagues through our members’ newsletter which includes the latest news from the Faculty and the global homeopathic community, useful case studies, an update on the newest research, details of upcoming events, and reports from international conferences and gatherings.

4. Homeopathy Journal

Members receive online access (print optional) to Homeopathy journal, the only homeopathic journal indexed by Medline. Homeopathy is an international journal aimed at improving the understanding and clinical practice of homeopathy by publishing high quality articles on clinical and basic research, clinical audit and evidence-based practice of homeopathy. It also promotes debate and reviews homeopathic literature. The Journal has an Impact Factor of 1.524 (1.16 2016) and receives over 100,000 individual downloads each year.

5. Balens Insurance

The Faculty of Homeopathy are extremely pleased to be working alongside Balens Ltd in offering their members discounted rates on insurance products with extremely comprehensive cover. Balens were founded in 1950 and are an ethical 4th Generation Family Brokerage with 60 staff and 80,000 plus clients.

6. Web resources

All members can gain access to the password protected area of the website where visitors can access a range of resources exclusive to members.

7. Local group network

A network of local groups provide opportunities for CPD and the chance to make contact with other members either socially or to share experiences.  Why not set one up yourself?

8. Events

The Faculty runs a regular programme of CPD seminars and a biennial conference, the Faculty of Homeopathy Congress – all members of the Faculty are entitled to a discounted rate for the Congress.

9. Research

A  culture of research is being fostered within the Faculty’s membership, with plans underway for collaborative research projects at a national and international level.

10. Presentations

We can provide PowerPoint presentations, both for giving introductory talks to other healthcare professionals and to members of your community.

11. Outreach

We can also provide Faculty literature such as the Faculty brochure or Education brochure for members doing presentations or representing the Faculty at various events.

12. Corporate membership of international homeopathic organisations

Members and Fellows receive corporate membership of the leading international homeopathic body European Committee for Homeopathy (ECH) as well as access to ‘Homeopathy‘ (PubMed). The Faculty is represented at the highest level within the ECH and plays an active role in the international community.

With all these benefits to a membership, it is a great opportunity to not only grow your practise, but to also connect to a wider network of professionals in your field. We offer not only support, but also further educational opportunities that are recognized worldwide.

The different kinds of memberships are listed below.

Affiliate membership

Open to healthcare and veterinary professionals eligible for statutory registration in the jurisdictions/legislatures of their practice who have completed a non-Faculty course of homeopathic study.

Associate membership

Open to statutorily regulated healthcare professionals. Requires no previous training or qualification in homeopathy.  All applicants for the Primary Health Care Examination (PHCE) and LFHom Vet examinations in 2018 will receive one year’s Associate membership when they apply for the examination.  This membership will be upgraded to Licenced Associate level once candidates have passed the examination.

Licenced Associate

Open to statutorily regulated healthcare professionals who have passed the PHCE or LFHom (Vet) examination.  Licenced Associates may use the qualification LFHom (subject to maintaining membership of the Faculty of Homeopathy).

Full membership

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinary surgeons, podiatrists, osteopaths, chiropractors and physiotherapists who have passed the Faculty’s membership examination may become full members of the Faculty and are entitled to use the letters MFHom or VetMFHom (subject to maintaining membership of the Faculty of Homeopathy).

Fellowship

Fellows are elected from among the full membership and for their services to education, research and advancement of homeopathy and are entitled to use the letters FFHom or VetFFHom.

Student membership

Open to undergraduates training to become statutorily regulated healthcare professionals. Requires no previous training or qualification in homeopathy.

For mor information, you can visit our website. https://facultyofhomeopathy.org/

We are offering three membership offers.

Option 1:

Faculty of Homeopathy full Licentiate (LFHom), Member (MFHom) or Diplomate (DFHom) membership for 12 months from a start date before 4 February 2022 will be £180. This membership option will give the member a PDF of the Simile magazine, all Faculty newsletters, an online subscription to the ‘Homeopathy‘ journal (including previously published editions), plus discounts to any CPD events we run online in the next 12 months.

Option 2:

Faculty of Homeopathy basic Licentiate (LFHom), Member (MFHom) or Diplomate (DFHom) membership for 12 months from a start date before 4 February 2022 will be £150. This membership option will give the member a PDF of the Simile magazine, all Faculty newsletters, plus discounts to any CPD events we run online in the next 12 months. Anyone purchasing this membership option will not have access to the ‘Homeopathy’ journal.

Option 3:

If homeopaths in India don’t want to be Faculty of Homeopathy members they can just purchase a subscription to the ‘Homeopathy’ journal. This will cost them £150.

If you would like any further information or want to discuss more about this opportunity, please feel free to contact me at any time.

Rhea Batra
Membership Officer
The Faculty of Homeopathy  •  CAN Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road, London, N1 6AH
Tel  •  +44 (0)203 640 5903 ext. 103 (Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 2.30pm)
Patron  •  HRH The Prince of Wales   •  Founded  in 1844  •  Incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1950
email; : rbatra@facultyofhomeopathy.org