British Acupuncture Council (BAcC)

The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) is a self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture in the UK. It provides members with a wide range of services to facilitate their practice.

BAcC acts for the traditional acupuncture profession as a whole:

expanding awareness of traditional acupuncture and how it works

representing the interests of fully qualified traditional acupuncturists

establishing and maintaining the highest professional standards of practice for acupuncture in the UK

overseeing and accrediting acupuncture education to ensure excellence in training

funding evidence-based clinical research on the benefits of traditional acupuncture

promoting evidence-based research to the public, the media and other healthcare providers

working with the Department of Health towards the statutory regulation of acupuncture in the UK

promoting integrated healthcare and contributing to the development of national healthcare policy

The BAcC is a founder member of the Professional Standards Authority Accredited Voluntary Register (AVR). The AVR scheme is designed to recognise that an accredited organisation maintains high standards of training, safe practice and professional conduct where the operational sector is not covered by statutory regulation. Read our entry on their register AVR mark

The British Acupuncture Council works with the following organisations:

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Integrated Healthcare

The European Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (ETCMA) is an umbrella organisation for professional associations that represent different fields within traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

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