The NHS is in serious trouble - Sir Gerry Robinson’s televised attempt to sort out Rotherham General Hospital highlighted the endemic problems with the National Sickness Service - where the incentive is too keep pouring the taxpayers money into a system that creates more sickness that it solves - ideal for the drug companies whose enormous profits rely on being able to hold governments to ransom and for highly paid overpowered consultants who have always been the bane of the NHS from Day 1 - add the third factor of well meaning, poorly paid and overworked basic nursing and support staff is it any wonder that health is the last thing to come out of the NHS!

Is there an alternative ? - yes there is and that is why increasingly thinking people are turning to alternative and complementary approaches such as homeopathy and naturopathy to heal themselves and to promote healthier life styles. If you are a disillusioned soon to be redundant health professional but have managed to keep a passion for helping people see the following to see if there is a more satisfying alternative lifestyle for you.

If you:

• have an interest in health issues (your own and others)
• are concerned about current medical approaches to health
• already qualified as a nurse, Doctor, pharmacist, or alternative practitioner and interested in seeking further training in the complementary health sector
• thinking of changing career
• redundant - looking for retraining
• are fed up with your job
• are returning to work after bringing up children/illness etc
• think you have what it takes be self employed

Then training to become a homeopath or Naturopath could be a good option for you.

Find out what some our recent graduates have to say about what training to become a homeopath has done for them.

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With 14,000 nurses looking at redundancies – perhaps now is a good time for those who are interested in becoming part of the healing professions rather than the ‘sickness’ industry to have a look at how they could improve their lifestyle by training as a homeopath – for instance you could be your own boss – and have following benefits -

Salary and other benefits - As Homeopathy is a self employed profession these figures are only a guide.

• fees range from approximately £30 to £80 per hour. They may be higher in London and the South East
• a homeopath starting out and working two or three days may earn £16,000 plus p.a. (depending on client base)
• start at around £25,000 per year as a full-time equivalent.
• the highest-earning homeopaths make around £75,000 per year.
• many homeopaths work about 40 weeks a year, leaving time for other interests

Professional Skills - A homeopath needs to:

• have a strong belief in, and commitment to, homeopathy
• an interest in alternative and complementary approaches to health
• a concern about conventional medical treatment methods and their side-effects.
• knowledgeable about disease processes and homeopathic remedies
• responsive to clients’ personal issues and problems, but able to stay emotionally uninvolved as a professional
• a good manager

Personal Skills (and most nurses have these at least at the start of their career!)

• an enquiring mind and a willingness to learn
• be good listener, skilled at explaining complex issues in a simple manner
• be able to inspire trust, and form a rapport with all kinds of people
• analytical, non-judgmental
• confident ,enthusiastic and energetic to promote and build a practice.

Getting in - There is no set educational route into the field. There are about 30 training providers in the UK. Courses are not the same and vary widely in their philosophy, teaching approaches and the ability to practice after completion. (The following are broad generalisations but should be helpful when deciding on a course that is most suitable for you). Broadly speaking course providers can be put in the following categories.

1) Vocational courses aimed at producing graduates who are capable of setting up and running their own professional practice

2) Academic courses primarily aimed at providing a degree

3) Eclectic – a number of courses offer a more esoteric approach and attract people who have a general interest in alternative approaches to health.

All the courses are completely different and have very different standards. Watch this space for further helpful hints on choosing the right course.

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