Board of Directors Profiles

Jayne Thomas RSHom - Chair Jayne was elected to the Board of Directors in April 2006 and holds the position of Vice Chair. Jayne is Chair of the Professional Standards Committee and Professional Conduct Director. She has been a member of the Society since student days. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Jayne gained a chemistry degree before working in investment banking, for eight years. Her fascination with homeopathy began 13 years ago when she witnessed first hand the huge impact homeopathic treatment has. After graduating from the Soluna School of Homeopathy, Jayne practiced in Staffordshire and Derbyshire before moving to Buckinghamshire where she now lives and works in Flackwell Heath. Jayne has organised student clinics, taught short introductory courses in Homeopathy, supervises Students and belongs to a peer supervision group. She considers herself a grass roots homeopath, whose goal is to make the use of homeopathy common place in her community. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.
Ralf Jeutter RSHom - Vice Chair Ralf Jeutter trained at the North West College of Homoepathy in Manchester from 1996-2000. He continued his homeopathic and medical training at the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) in Mumbai and Pune, India. In 2001, through a stroke of good luck, he came across the writings of Andre Saine (Canda), and has since then started to understand what Hahnemann was on about. He runs a private practice in Sussex. Before his life as a homeopath he has been a senior lecturer at the Manchester Metropolitan University. He is teaching homeopathy in the UK and Germany. He has a passion for excellence in homeopathic education. He feels strongly that we need a standardised homeopathic educational system based on the core writings of homeopathy (Hahnemann, Boenninghausen, Kent). Ralf joined the Board of Directors in March 2006 and is a member of The Society’s Professional Standards and Membership Committees. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.
Andy Kirk RSHom - Honorary Secretary Andy Kirk joined the Society as a student member in 1989, in his first year at the North West College of Homeopathy, Manchester. He qualified in 1993 and registered with the Society in 1994. He lives in North Wales and has homeopathic practices in Ruthin, Manchester and Chester. He teaches and supervises homeopathic students and post-graduates and peer supervises colleagues. He is a member of the North West College Examining Board. In addition to being a homeopath, Andy has worked for the Society in various ways for many years. He became a member of the Newsletter editorial board in 1993 and was Newsletter editor from 1996-99. Andy joined the Board as a director in June 1999, with responsibility for Membership. Other Board roles since then include that of Vice-Chair and then Registrar. He was re-elected for a second term in 2003, and the Board elected him Chair in April 2004. He was elected for a third term by unanimous Board decision in 2006 and continues as Chair to date. He works closely with Chief Executive Paula Ross on strategic matters. He is a member of the Professional Standards Committee and Chair of the Finance and General Purposes Committee and represented the Society on the Council and Registration Working Group of the Council of Organisations Representing Homeopaths (CORH) until recently. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.


Diane Goodwin RSHom 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 a member of the The Society's Membership Committee. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.
Patricia Haggie RSHom Patricia Haggie graduated in July 1992 from the Northern College of Homeopathic Medicine, and has been providing homeopathic treatment to local people in Northumberland since that time. She is passionate about homeopathy and believes it should be available to everyone, free, at the point of delivery. She has worked to make homeopathy and other therapies accessible through the NHS. She spent five years working in a G.P. surgery in Newcastle treating patients on the NHS on a project jointly funded by Newcastle PCT and New Deal for Communities. During that time she was also a member of the first wave of the Prince of Wales Foundation for Integrated Health Collaborative. Patricia was an elected Director of the Society of Homeopaths from March 2000 to 2003, with responsibility for Registration. In 2003 Patricia was given the title of Fellow of the Society of Homeopaths in recognition of an outstanding contribution and service to homeopathy. In addition she was elected onto the Board of Directors for a second term and currently serves on the Professional Standards Committee and the journal editorial team. The establishment of a Single Register and Regulatory Body for UK homeopaths is, she feels the most important challenge to the profession currently and is comitted and supportive of this continuing process. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.
Julia Hunn RSHom Julia developed her homeopathic career over several years. Firstly studying with Stella Berg in North London in 1989, and completing nearly a decade later at the School of Homeopathy. She has been involved with homeopathy and health in many guises over those years, from working in the reception of the Clissold Park Natural Health Centre in Stoke Newington; working as an administrator in the Education Department of the Society of Homeopaths; managing a health shop and running a complementary health centre in her local town in South Devon, to a continuing supportive role with charitable projects overseas. She runs a busy practice in Devon, and is a strong advocate for homeopathy locally. She believes passionately in the benefits homeopathy has to offer, and in the collective responsibility of homeopaths to move forward into the future with solid professionalism, within the supportive framework we have developed over many years. She embraces change and challenge as part of the integral health of the individual and the organisation, and looks forward to demonstrating her commitment to the profession, and directing her energy where it can be best placed to assist and to continue building on the existing foundations. Julia welcomes the move towards a single register, and the development of the role of the Society as a regulatory body, seeing this as essential for the future of homeopathic practice, alongside excellence in the education and supervision of future homeopaths. Julia is part of the Professional Standards Committee. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.
Caroline Jurdon RSHom Caroline graduated from The London College of Classical Homeopathy in 1996. She practises in London and Brighton. Alongside private practice, making homeopathy more widely available, particularly to disadvantaged groups has been an area of special interest, she has worked in a number of funded projects in varied settings from prisons to NHS clinics. Supervision is an important focus for her as a supervisor of students and post-graduates and as a member of a peer group. She has worked for The Society as an Assessor and Mentor 2003–2006. Caroline is passionate about homeopathic research and feels that a strong stance is required in terms of building research capacity into our practices. She lectures and supervises at South Downs School of Homeopathy and has lectured abroad in Eastern Europe and Central America. Her most important priority for The Society, second only to supporting its members in practice, is negotiating and moving forward towards establishing a single register and regulatory body. Caroline is a member of the The Society's Finance & General Purposes Committee. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.

Sally Nunn RSHom Sally graduated from the London College of Classical Homeopathy in 1996, and practices in Arundel and Chichester, West Sussex. She joined the Board of Directors in March 2004, having previously worked for the Society as an Assessor for the former Registration Programme. Sally is a trained Supervisor and a cases Supervisor for The South Downs School of Homeopathy in Chichester for whom she also manages a low cost student clinic. She delivers introductory courses and workshops both independently, and for Adult Education Colleges. Sally was elected onto the board for a second time in 2007. Sally is a member of the Society’s Membership Committee and serves on the boards of HETRA and TradCo. She is also Chair of the Membership Services Committee. Declaration of Interests - nothing to declare.