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World Acupuncture Day – Thursday 16 November

In November, we will support the ETCMA in celebrating World Acupuncture Day, to raise awareness of acupuncture, which has been recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Human Cultural Treasure. BAcC […]

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine: World Breastfeeding Week 2023

World Breastfeeding Week is an annual celebration held every year from 1 – 7 August in more than 120 countries. This is a great opportunity to raise the profile of […]

British Acupuncture Council’s commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

The BAcC has committed to ensuring EDI factors can be identified on our risk registers and that action is taken to support staff and member needs, and to determine if […]

Poem: ‘So how does it work then, this acupuncture?’
Acupuncture out, dogma in: the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline for osteoarthritis 2022

Ian Appleyard Research and Policy Manager at the BAcC has recently published an article in the European Journal of Integrative Medicine (EUJIM) that takes an in depth look at the […]

The Standards of Practice for Acupuncture
Getting to the point of… the British Acupuncture Council

#AcupunctureAwarenessWeek2023 What is the role of the British Acupuncture Council? The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) is the UK’s largest, member-led, professional body for traditional acupuncturists. We aim to establish the […]

Getting to the point of… Traditional acupuncture

#AcupunctureAwarenessWeek2023 So, what is traditional acupuncture and how does it work? Traditional acupuncture is a healthcare system used in the East for over 2,000 years. Acupuncture adopts an holistic approach […]

Getting to the point of… Acupuncture Awareness Week 2023

#AcupunctureAwarenessWeek2023 It’s here! The start of Acupuncture Awareness Week 2023: Getting to the point of it – a national campaign, launched by the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), to highlight the […]

Could Traditional Chinese Acupuncture be the unsung hero for mental health? Why acupuncture shouldn’t be a last resort.

#AcupunctureAwarenessWeek2023 Despite increasing proof of its effectiveness and the lower risk of adverse reactions than with many orthodox medical treatments, Traditional Chinese acupuncture remains largely overlooked as a viable and […]