About the Governing Board
The Governing Board (GB) of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) is made up of five practitioner directors (including the chair) and four non-practitioner directors.
The role of the GB is to ensure that the BAcC meets its responsibilities to:
- promote the benefits of traditional acupuncture as a valid system of healthcare
- safeguard the public
- promote BAcC members’ interests
uphold benchmark standards of education and practice
The wider function of the GB is to:
- ensure that the BAcC continues to flourish and aspire to ‘a world in which traditional acupuncture is accepted as a valid healthcare choice’
- set strategy and policy, in consultation with and advised by members, committees, the chief executive, and others, as appropriate
- oversee implementation of strategy and effective/efficient management of the BAcC through the chief executive and committees
- ensure compliance with the company’s objects, its governing documents and all relevant legislation and regulation
- ensure prudence in respect of managing the company’s assets
Annual Review 2019
Read the highlights and reports of 2019 from the Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Chair of the British Acupuncture Council
Evidence A-Z
Research based factsheets have been prepared for over 60 conditions especially for this website
