Minutus

I would really love to see the ACTUAL prescriptions of the various
registers members
One register already had to back down on its 'single dose single
remedy' claims

Simon
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Dear Soroush,

the proceedures are still being worked out by the looks of it.

The point is this: either the current registration is valid or it isn't

Simon

Dear Simon

What is the procedure form joining the new register if you are already
a
member of another recognised registration body?

Is it other than filling a form and agreeing to abide by their rules?
If so
that this would be normal and acceptable as a new contract needs to be
formed between the professional and the body.

Does it involve more professional vetting?

Rgds
Soroush
Message: 6
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:21:39 +0000
From: Simon King
Subject: Re: Single UK register of homeopaths

Good questions but that was not the issue I was raising-
What I was specifically concerned with was with references to
homeopaths that had ALREADY gone through the registration process with
a recognised organisation, and for which they had already paid i.e.
undergone a thorough vetting and paid for it already.
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And that is the Register that Joy and I are on which I believe is the largest and certainly the most respected in the UK..

Rochelle

Sorry you've lost me, what is the relevance of your reply to my
comments?

Also perhaps we should ask - 'Most respected' by who?
-there is a difference between 'most respected' and 'best known'
especially as far as the public is concerned

Homeopaths put inordinate amounts of energy into squibbling amongst
the cogniscenti about who has the the grooviest or least groovy status
- but how much of this is actually influencing public opinion and
decision to use the service?

It is my contention that ALL registering bodies are failing to
adequately address the one issue that should be their top priority;
that of promoting homeopathy to the public. Instead it hardly appears
to figure in their remit except in the small print. This is 2005!
Where are the TV and other media adverts, why is there no more than a
simple WWW presence, why is is not being written comprehensively into
TV and radio scripts etc. Answer- because it is low priority therefore
no meaningful budget is allocated and there is no industry wide
collaboration.

All we have in actuality is 'homeopathy week' once a year, occasional
references in the paper and if we're lucky the very occasional
interview on radio. Considering the size of the collective budgets of
the registering bodies and the potential, they fall woefully short in
this regard; and where's the industry collaboration and coordination?

Homeopathy is still governed by a 'women's institute' mentality, (in
the UK especially) which is great for women's institutes (nothing agin
'em , they do what they do extremely well) but it is completely
inappropriate for an industry the size of homeopathy.

Homeopathic orgainisations, especially the registering bodies, should
have marketing (promotion of the service to the market) as the top
priority, instead they see this as the domain of the individual
practitioner. ( the equivalent of sending out reps with no promotion or
sales material, no transport, no targets, no budget, no back up)

By all means sort out the registration and recognition questions but
lets get the priorities right and spend the real energy where it's most
needed - promotion to the public!.

Imagine the potential if all the organisations and manufacturers
cooperated to promote homeopathy.
Simon
(waiting for the excuses)
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Dear Simon

What I understood was that the new register needed to form a new contract as
it were with the applicant.
It did not cast any negative points on the current registers or their
validity.

Rgds
Soroush
Message: 21
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 22:11:33 +0000
From: Simon King
Subject: Re: Single UK register of homeopaths

Dear Soroush,

the proceedures are still being worked out by the looks of it.

The point is this: either the current registration is valid or it isn't

Simon

Simon said


It was to :-
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Yes you are probably quite correct there. (Now I expected everyone is in a muddle to follow the above through.)
Regards
Rochelle
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