Profiles
Mike Andrews RSHom |
Mike was appointed to the Board in November 2010 and sits on the Professional Standards Committee. Mike has been a member of the Society of Homeopaths since 1987 and has been involved in homeopathic education since 1995. Mike graduated from the School of Homeopathy in 1990 and has been in private practice ever since. He has always been keen to develop and maintain the highest standards for the practice of homeopathy. He was a Clinical Supervisor at the University of Westminster on the BSc (Hons) Health Sciences: Homeopathy degree course from 2001-2009. He has also taught / run clinics at the London College of Classical Homeopathy and at Purton House Homeopathic Centre.He is passionate about the value of homeopathic supervision for both students and practitioners, which gives him a good understanding of the issues that arise for practitioners at different stages in their careers. Having worked with students and practitioners from different colleges and schools of thought in his supervisory practice gives him a broad minded approach to homeopathy. Mike has had a number of articles published in the Homeopath and other international journals. Declaration of Interests – none |
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Phil was elected to the board in April 2009, he became Chair in May 2012 and is a member of the Finance and General Purposes and Membership Services Committees. A native of Blakely, Manchester, Phil attended the local Grammar School before obtaining an HND (Distinction) in Business Studies at Bolton Institute of Technology. The interest in Business Studies followed a fascination with Economics at A level, and a subsequent strong interest in marketing. On the advice of his marketing lecturer, Phil pursued a career in sales and marketing with Van den Bergh & Jurgens, a subsidiary of Unilever, where he gained valuable business experience. It was later during a 3-year stay in British Columbia Canada, that Phil discovered his interest in natural health and on his return to the UK worked first for Sunwheel, and later Whole Earth Foods. Between these 2 jobs came a 6-year period where Phil discovered a way of combining his interest in natural health with his work and became a founder member of what later became Futon Company. In 1985, Phil decided to study homeopathic medicine with Misha Norland, at The School of Homeopathy in Devon. In order to devote himself to his studies he said goodbye to the Futon Company, but has remained profoundly influenced by his experience there in taking a business from a turnover of £10,000 a year when he joined to over half a million a year when he left. Phil has practised homeopathy since 1988. He considers his most consistent mentor to be Professor George Vithoulkas, with whom he still studies every year in Alonissos Greece. Phil’s current goal, as well as supporting the movement towards the single register and independent accreditation for Colleges of Homeopathy, is to lend his experience towards helping the Society’s fundamental mission of ‘Homeopathy for all.’ Phil has a clear vision of a future where homeopathy takes its rightful place as a highly respected profession, and where a high percentage of the general public know about the benefits of homeopathy for their health.Declared Interests: Distributor for Radar Homeopathic Software in the UK. Co-organiser for the annual Vithoulkas Open Course, in Alonissos, Greece. |
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Diane came to homeopathy through a background in operating theatre nursing. She began studying Homeopathy in 1983 and graduated from the Northumbrian College of Homeopathy (the Darlington Collective) in 1987. After graduation she went on to do postgraduate work in Darlington which eventually lead to The Dynamis School of which Diane was also the first administrator. Diane has been a member of The Society of Homeopaths since 1983 and has been in full time practice in Edinburgh since 1987. During this time homeopathy has taken her around the world, from Budapest to Brazil, from Calcutta to California, teaching, studying and treating patients. She is a strong advocate of statutory state regulation believing that this will not only protect the public but also help to create a career path for homoeopaths both within and without the NHS. She also feels it is important to recognise the changes in the way health care will be delivered in the future and to be able to adapt to those changes. Diane is Vice Chair and sits on the Membership Services Committee. Declaration of Interests – nothing to declare. |
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Kiran is a member of the PSC Committee. Kiran comes from a family of homeopaths and has always felt part of the homeopathic world. Her Grandfather and Great Uncle were homeopaths and her mother was trained in homeopathy. Now Kiran uses it on her own family as well as in her clinic in North West London. Since graduating from the Centre of Homeopathic Education Kiran has worked in two busy practices with GPs and Consultants engaging with their work and her own. Kiran considers herself a community homeopath engaging with the public through community group talks, local radio interviews, regular magazine articles and social media. Kiran has a background in Whitehall and worked there for several years developing policy in sustainable food and farming issues, making her understanding of health broader. Prior to this she worked in Recruitment and Advertising. Before establishing her career Kiran gained a 2:1 BA Honours and an MA with Merit in History of Art and Archaeology from SOAS which is part of London University.Kiran believes that this is a challenging and exciting time for homeopathy and as a Director of the Society of Homeopaths she brings energy, passion and positivity about our future.
Declaration of Interests – Part time Lecturer and consultant for the Centre of Homeopathic Education, Foresight Board member and owner of the Healthy Homeopathy Clinic. |
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Francis was voted on to the Board of Directors at the 2010 Annual General Meeting and is currently a member of the The Society’s Finance & General Purpose Committees. Francis has been in private practice since 1984 (and part time in the NHS from 1990-2003). He also spends many hours each week answering calls from patients on a telephone emergency service. Francis has served previous terms as a Board member for 16 years, and as editor of the Society journal, The Homeopath for 10 years. He was awarded a Fellowship of the Society in 1993. Francis is also a former trustee of the Homeopathy Action Trust. Francis has taught homeopathy in Amsterdam, Chichester, Galway, Helsinki, London, Manchester, Prague, San José, San Francisco, Seattle, Stockholm and Westminster.Francis has a unique library of over 8,500 volumes on homeopathy and a museum of artefacts from the history of homeopathy. He is a dedicated user of specialist computer software for homeopathy. He has written many historical and clinical articles, even more book reviews, a research report on his work in the NHS, and written 2 books. Declaration of interests. Fundraiser for Homeopathy Action Trust and assists with the Homeopathic Helpline |
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Declare interests - none. Declared interests – Owner of the Centre for Homeopathic Education, trustee of foresight and the Bush Homeopathic Project. |
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Leslie is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management. He holds a Diploma from the Institute of Marketing and is a member of the Institute of Marketing. Leslie spent 40 years in business, including 10 years at Unilever Port Sunlight and 30 years in Textile related industries fulfilling Director Roles in Sales, Business development, Exports, and Mergers and Acquisitions. His last position before taking early retirement and setting up his own consultancy firm in 2001 was that of Business Development and Export Director of Rufflette Limited, the UK Brand leader in Window Furnishing Tapes and Accessories. He was also responsible for Intellectual Property (Trademarks, Patents and Licensing Agreements). Leslie has been a self employed business consultant since 2002 carrying out many consultancy tasks both textile and business related. He is currently the Senior Independent Director of a small Mutual Insurance Company, having been Chairman and acting general manager over the past 7 years. He is also Chairman of Trustees of the Society Pension Fund. He is a Director of Chester Credit Union and a Board Trustee of the Chester Citizen Advice Bureau. His other work includes independent examination of accounts and advice on Corporate Governance to Trusts and Parish Councils.Leslie was invited to become a co-opted member of the Board of the Society of Homeopaths and Financial Consultant in 2006 and after initial interviews was appointed to the board in a non-voting capacity. He is the Chair of the Finance and General Purpose subcommittee. |
Kiran Grover RSHom
