Members In The Spotlight

Dr Charlotte Mendes da Costa

MBBS MRCGP FFHom

NHS GP, Specialist in Integrated Medicine

How did you start your journey in Homeopathy practice?

Soon after starting out as a GP trainee I realised the limitations that there were in medicine at that time in treating both common acute illnesses and chronic illnesses. So in 1999 I started my training in Homeopathy. It was the obvious choice for me as I had been treated with homeopathy growing up and I knew it was safe, in the right hands. As soon as I started the training at the Homeopathic Hospital in London I knew I had found what I was looking for. I had “found my tribe”! Then followed further training, and the MFHom. Learning about homeopathy is a lifelong journey however and there is always more to learn. 

How do you integrate Homeopathy in your professional practice?

I incorporate homeopathic prescribing into my NHS GP practice where it is appropriate and when requested by patients, and I have a small private practice which is mainly based around homeopathic prescribing. I also work as a specialty doctor at the RLHIM in a General Medicine clinic and in the Integrated Cancer Care Service where homeopathy is a core part of the treatments I offer, combining lifestyle and dietary advice, which is also a core part of my NHS GP work.