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Promoting Integrated Healthcare The Faculty of Homeopathy Newsletter May 2020 Promoting integrated healthcare he Faculty of Homeopathy has knowledge and understanding Dr Gary Smyth become a founding member of complementary, traditional and Tof the Integrated Healthcare natural healthcare Collaborative (IHC), which is a • encourage whole-person, collection of leading organisations individualised healthcare within complementary, traditional • raise issues in integrated and natural healthcare. healthcare with government and The IHC was formed following decision makers a recommendation in a report by • develop co-ordinated strategies the former All-Party Parliamentary to help patients access accurate Group for Integrated Healthcare information on integrated entitled Integrated Healthcare: healthcare putting the pieces together. It said that • support the development of a “professional associations representing robust and appropriate evidence complementary, traditional and base natural healthcare should work more • facilitate better access to, and closely together on common issues, choice of, appropriate to share knowledge and experience. complementary, traditional and A formal collaborative should be natural healthcare within the NHS established which brings together • advocate collaboration with major associations to take the field conventional Western healthcare forward collectively.” professionals. Shared belief Commitment IHC members believe that an Faculty president Dr Gary Smyth integrated healthcare service would said: “As a member of the IHC the improve patient experience, bring Faculty is showing its commitment about better patient outcomes, and provide a framework for a more to working collectively with other cost-effective delivery of healthcare key organisations to increase access services. to homeopathy and other therapies, Their shared belief is also outlined promote greater integration with collaboration between the former in the parliamentary report. “The conventional Western medicine, and All-Party Parliamentary Group future of healthcare lies in our health improve patient outcomes.” for Integrated Healthcare and system recognising that physical, Along with homeopathy, many organisations in the field. emotional and mental health are other forms of complementary, intrinsically linked and that only by Objectives traditional and natural healthcare treating the patient as a whole person The new group is bringing together are represented in the collaborative, can we tackle the root cause of illness leading professional associations and including reflexology, medical and deal with the problem of patients stakeholders from complementary, herbalism, traditional Chinese presenting with multiple and complex traditional and natural healthcare, medicine and acupuncture, reiki, conditions.” with the aim of working on common craniosacral therapy and naturopathy. The founding of the IHC builds areas of interest. Its objectives include: To find out more about the IHC on over 30 years of work and • increase public awareness, visit https://www.theihc.org.uk/ Royal Patron HRH The Prince of Wales EDITORIAL n these uniquely challenging times, When things are difficult there We hope that this will encourage we thought that we would break with is always something to be learned you to reopen your Organon and Itradition and write a joint editorial from returning to our roots, in gain inspiration from the words of from all three of us: your president, Hahnemann’s Organon. Time and Hahnemann and the knowledge that vice-president and operations again one can discover inspiring we are all guardians of a system of manager. clarity just when it is needed, and medicine that has stood the test of We have heard from many of you the depth and beauty of his words time. and are well aware how much good never cease to surprise and delight. We trust that you are keeping well, work is going on in your practices. It is beyond frustrating that we are and as you continue to provide care for We know that you are supporting and not allowed to claim the ability to your patients and your loved ones, that advising your patients, not only about cure anything, but maybe we can you also look after your own health the management of the coronavirus think of the “gentle and permanent and well-being. If you do feel unwell, infection itself but also for the many restoration of health” in the “least don’t forget to contact a colleague for emotional and physical symptoms disadvantageous way” as a worthy homeopathic advice and support, as which arise because of the fear goal. Perhaps we should be using more well as following the government’s generated by the pandemic, the effects of the wise words of Hahnemann, advice. And if you are not sure how to of isolation – resulting in reduced such as “restoration of health” and do this, please feel free to contact the opportunities for contact with loved “sustainer of health” when we write Faculty and we will be happy to help. ones and for exercise – and sadly also about homeopathy rather than the We look forward to keeping in in the mourning of bereaved friends somewhat two dimensional and far contact with all members and to and relatives. less profound “helping to manage healthier and happier times ahead. Homeopathy has a proud tradition symptoms”. in pandemics and we are heartened Hahnemann has plenty to say Dr Gary Smyth, to know that this good work is still about epidemics as well. “In the President carrying on. We do of course wish to investigation of the symptom complex Dr Patricia Ridsdale, harvest as much evidence as possible of epidemic diseases … it makes no Vice-president and there are a number of case difference if something similar has Dr Sara Eames, collection initiatives and projects to ever appeared before under the same Operations Manager offer homeopathy in a wider context. or any other name.” The physician Those of you who receive the “... must explore it for himself from the Faculty’s E-News will already have ground up if he wants to be a genuine, been alerted to information about thorough medical-art practitioner who these projects. If you use email and never puts conjecture in the place of do not yet receive the E-News, please perception and never assumes (without contact Alison Davies our digital carefully spying out all of the disease communications officer at adavies@ manifestations) that the treatment for facultyofhomeopathy.org and she can a case of disease entrusted to him is add you to our circulation list. As news either entirely or partially known.” is fast moving at present, we are trying Hahnemann also stresses that “the to contact you every week via the symptom complex of an epidemic Editor: John Burry E-News and hope that this is proving disease only comes to light through the Consultant Editor: Sara Eames helpful and supportive. observation of several cases involving Faculty of Homeopathy As many of you will already know, different bodily constitutions”; and CAN Mezzanine , 49-51 East Road we have started a COVID-19 page only when this has been thoroughly London, N1 6AH on the Members Only part of the done does “the carefully investigating Tel: 020 3640 5903 Faculty website, and this is constantly physician become alive to the E: [email protected] updated with the latest news both characteristic image of the disease”. W: www.facultyofhomeopathy.org from conventional medicine and It is easy to wonder about the many our homeopathic colleagues. We different homeopathic medicines All the material in this publication is copyright and may are particularly keen to receive any being suggested around the world as a not be reproduced without permission. The publishers coronavirus-related information “genus epidemicus” and maybe there do not necessarily identify with or hold themselves that you think will be of interest. will be more consensus by the time responsible for contributors’, correspondents’ or This includes case reports which are this edition of simile lands on your advertisers’ opinions. instructive, unusual or heartening, and doormat. However, in the meantime any other tips you might have gleaned. it seems we have a lot to ponder We feel sure that your own personal about “the characteristic image of the Design, print and mail fulfilment by experiences, whether in the UK or disease” and the meaning of it for the HMCA Services Ltd. abroad, will be of great interest to all of whole of our society and the way we Tel: 01423 866985 our members. have all allowed it to develop. Email: [email protected] 2 NEWS simile • May 2020 • The Faculty of Homeopathy 99th Faculty of Homeopathy Political support in the European Congress, 8 - 11 October 2020 parliament Given the current restrictions and uncertainties caused by the coronavirus A French politician has made a pandemic, the Faculty council has recently held an emergency meeting to discuss commitment to ensuring homeopathy whether or not the congress can proceed as planned in October. and anthroposophic medicine are We are currently involved in discussions with the venue and are considering a available within European healthcare range of possible options. To ensure flexibility, the current deadlines for abstract systems. submissions and registrations can be disregarded until further notice and we will Michèle Rivasi is an MEP provide another update on the congress in the near future. representing a coalition of Green parties at Brussels. She pledged her support in a foreword she wrote for a report International speaker at published by ECHAMP (European Coalition
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