2010 plans
Vision Statement: Homeopathy for All
Mission statement:
Develop existing membership services
Improve business support through free business coaching, awareness of practice insurance, a user-friendly and informative website, a thriving intranet system to facilitate communication and exchange of ideas and a stimulating programme for Continuing Professional Development
Maintain a continuing focus on research, to provide reliable information for practitioners and to support evidence-based Public Relations
Ensure that the research section of the web site is properly structured, easily accessible, kept up to date and fully referenced
Organise a further networking day for homeopaths involved in research, plus two research seminars
Continue to promote greater understanding of the benefits of insurance with The Society to students and registered members via planned programme of events
Continue to offer a good range of Continuing Professional Development workshops throughout the UK
Continue to support Newly-Registered Members through provision of Induction Days and 'Healthy Practice' workshops
Organise a Continuing Professional Development workshop for supervisors and update the lists of 'supervisors' and 'approved supervisors' on the website
Continue to promote FirstClass Mail via the Induction days, Newsletter, web site and e-bulletins
Continue to maintain and update The Society’s web site and increase practice support information for members
Offer a two-day conference in April offering split payments.
Organise a two-day seminar in the autumn with one speaker
Continue to market TradCo merchandise alongside campaign theme ideas such as ‘Stress and Anxiety in the workplace’ or ‘Women and Children’
Redesign layout of the journal ‘The Homeopath’ and implement any change in content/format following feedback from 2009 readers survey
Continue 2009 marketing campaign for clinic credit card system to membership via newsletter features, mailing of promotional material and email bulletin
Continue the promotion of free business coaching service to Society members. Also to students, newly qualified, resigned and other membership organisations to encourage joining The Society
Introduce New Services to members
Offer an on-line members handbook outlining membership benefits and how to get the best out of Society membership
Work with other organisations to offer additional benefits to members
Networking – encourage more networking for members via local groups on FirstClass Mail
Promote The Society and its members and attract new members
Promote the supportive side of Professional Conduct to members and prospective members through publications and the internet
Write regular articles for the Newsletter on all aspects of Professional Conduct for the membership
Continue to market Continuing Professional Development to a wider audience within The Society and also to non-Society homeopaths
Promote press release template service for members to personalise to maximise local publicity
Promote new membership categories such as International Affiliate
Ensure that course providers have up-to-date information about The Society and services
Continue to run Continuing Professional Development ‘taster sessions’ in selected colleges as a means of signposting students to The Society and its Continuing Professional Conduct courses
Uphold professional standards
Continue to ensure there are robust systems and procedures in place to support regulatory functions for as long as The Society retains them
Continue to operate a system to maintain ongoing course recognition until such time as an independent accreditation board is established
Implement changes from the Professional Conduct Review following the outcome of the pilot
To update the Code of Ethics and Practice, for approval by the membership at the 2010 AGM
Continue to review and revise The Society’s registration procedure to ensure that we uphold the highest professional standards
Organise workshops for existing and potential reviewers to ensure consistency of standards
Develop ethical guidelines for provings
Continue to offer research guidance and Society ethical approval via the research committee and research ethics committee
Progress the statutory regulation of homeopaths as well as support the establishment of an independent accreditation body for homeopaths
Communicate the importance of membership with The Society alongside registration with the new regulatory body
Define what role Professional Conduct support can play in the future of The Society as a membership organisation
Support the establishment and continuation of proper and effective Professional Conduct processes in any new regulatory body for homeopaths
Maintain regulatory function to support application to Health Professions Council and submit a formal application
Continue to publicise the work of the research committee and the research ethics committee to The Society’s membership as an important benefit, through publications, e-bulletins, conferences and the web site
Review Society requirements and procedures relating to registration and Continuing Professional Conduct in the context of likely requirements and procedures for statutory regulation and make amendments as necessary
Ensure that there are appropriate transitional arrangements in place to any new registering body for both established RSHom’s and Newly Registered Members still in process
Ensure that there are appropriate transitional arrangements for course recognition until such time as an independent accreditation system is established
Raise general awareness of homeopathy
RSHom: Promote the fact that our members have agreed to abide by our Code of Ethics & Practice, Core Criteria and National Occupation Standards
Support Communications and members on an ongoing basis with research information for media enquiries and publicity material
Work alongside external bodies (profit and not for profit) to establish reciprocity and raise awareness about the value and benefits of homeopathy and The Society of Homeopaths
Continue to develop and implement new initiatives to raise the profile of the organisation and homeopathy
Continue to develop and maintain relationships with key media contacts
Run Homeopathy Awareness Week (HAW) in 2010, to enable members to raise the profile of both homeopathy and their own practices at local level
Campaign for increased awareness and provision of homeopathy through All Party Parliamentary Group On Complementary Health, ECCH and Department of Health
Promote the RSHom brand as the ‘gold standard’ for the public to look for via comprehensive campaign
Position The Society as the number one contact organisation for the media