British Acupuncture Council

The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) is the leading self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture in the UK. We are a member-led organisation, governed by an elected Governing Board and driven by a specialist staff team.

We advocate on behalf of Traditional Acupuncture professionals and maintain the highest professional standards to protect the general public. We provide our members with a wide range of services to facilitate their practice. We also act 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

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

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