British Acupuncture Council

Welcome to the British Acupuncture Council's web site. This web site provides information about the British Acupuncture Council, which is the main association representing and regulating professional acupuncturists in Great Britain. This web site provides information about the work of the British Acupuncture Council in promoting research and safe and ethical practice, annual conference, what to expect during an acupuncture treatment, and an online practitioner search engine.

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British Acupuncture Council, 63 Jeddo Road, London, W12 9HQ, UK. Tel: 020 8735 0400

The British Acupuncture Council is the UK's main regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture by over 2800 professionally qualified acupuncturists. Please use the links on the left to find out how the approach of our acupuncturists can help you.

Find an Acupuncturist: How can I find a qualified acupuncturist? Use our on-line search facility to find a BAcC practitioner near you.

Learn more about acupuncture: Click on the Acupuncture link to find out more about its 2500 year history, and what you might expect from this gentle but effective treatment with a BAcC acupuncturist.

The British Conference of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2009: Registration now open! New - you can now book online as well as over the phone or by post. You can find all of the information that you’ll need for this conference weekend such as workshops, speakers, biographies as well latest news, links and updates at www.acupuncture.org.uk/conference Book now, places selling fast!

Latest News:

British Acupuncture Council welcomes NICE guidelines on acupuncture and lower back pain: read the statement in our news section.