The Profession of Acupuncturists - Reasons for Choosing a BAcC Member
Over 3,000 acupuncturists are members of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) which is the leading self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture in the UK. Acupuncturists who are members of this organisation carry the letters MBAcC after their name and they are accountable to the BAcC for their professional behaviour.
All members are required to meet and maintain the standards for safe acupuncture practice set out in the Code of Safe Practice. The Code of Professional Conduct also sets out the high standards of personal and professional conduct required of BAcC members.
All members of the BAcC can offer you the following assurances:
- BSc or BA degree level training or its equivalent in traditional acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and western biomedical sciences including anatomy, physiology and pathology (3,600 hours of study)
- Compliance with current UK health and safety legislation
- Full medical malpractice and public/products liability insurance cover
- Expert practice skills maintained by following a mandatory individual programme of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Regular updates from the BAcC regarding practitioners' professional obligations to the public
- Compliance with BAcC Code of Safe Practice and Code of Professional Conduct
- Patient access to the BAcC complaints and disciplinary procedures
- English language skills at least equivalent to those required of doctors and nurses working in the UK
The information on this page has been taken from the British Acupuncture Council website.
