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Acupuncture and blood donations – the facts

The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) works tirelessly to promote our members high professional standards. We have continued to lobby the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissue, and Organs […]

Five element acupuncture – what it’s all about

I have been an acupuncturist for many years and the first system of acupuncture I studied was Five Element acupuncture at Leamington with Professor J.R.Worsley. The style I learnt has […]

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BAcC response to UK-first mandatory national licensing scheme for special procedures, including acupuncture

25 January 2023 It was announced today by Chief Medical Officer, Frank Atherton, that Wales is set to become the first UK nation to introduce a mandatory national licensing scheme […]

Donating blood after acupuncture

As of the 15 February 2010 BAcC acupuncturists were no longer exempt from the 4-month deferral period set out by SaBTO… The BAcC have been in discussions with SaBTO who […]

Acupuncture: Did you know…?

Ian Appleyard, Research & Policy Manager, has been putting pen to paper to share some of his favourite, mostly historical, facts about acupuncture which has a history that stretches back […]

Bringing acupuncture to the masses!

We recently caught up with BAcC members and acupuncture research podcasters, Nick Lowe and Spod Dutton, to hear more about how they’re trying to make acupuncture research both exciting and […]

It’s World Acupuncture Awareness Day 2022!

This year, World Acupuncture Awareness Day (WAAD) acknowledges the 12th anniversary of traditional acupuncture and moxibustion being recognised as a world heritage. Hear more from the European Traditional Chinese Medicine […]

World Acupuncture Awareness Day 2022 logo

A logo created by the ETCMA to help promote World Acupuncture Awareness Day 2022.

What is a pneumothorax and how likely is it to occur in acupuncture treatments?