British Acupuncture Council

• BAcC maintains position on right to continue working in England 15th January 2021
  We have carefully reviewed the list of business closures issued by the Government late on 14 January and are assured that we do not fall within the ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine’ category for the purpose of the closures. This list of closures refers to ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine’ in the context of retail and the selling of […]
• BAcC response to Welsh circuit breaker lockdown 27th October 2020
  The Welsh Government has come to the unfortunate decision of restricting members to remote-only practice from Friday 23 of October until the start of Monday 9 November This is because, in contrast to the other three nations of the UK, the Welsh government mentions acupuncture specifically as a service that is required to close. We […]
• British Acupuncture Council welcomes support measures for self-employed 26th March 2020
  The chief executive of the British Acupuncture Council has warmly welcomed steps by the government to help the self-employed but warned that not being able to access funds before June could be problematic. Jennifer Norton said the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak this evening [26 March 2020], would […]
• Acupuncturists ‘stand ready’ to help NHS fight coronavirus 24th March 2020
  The chief executive of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has said its members ‘stand ready’ to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Jennifer Norton said BAcC members were highly qualified healthcare practitioners who have been trained in physiology and western medical science as well as traditional Chinese medicine. She was speaking in response to a call […]
• Update for BAcC members re COVID-19 (Coronavirus) 12th March 2020
  We are closely monitoring developments in the situation regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The health of our members, their patients and our staff is paramount in all of our decision making.   The BAcC office remains open   Of course, this is a dynamic situation and we continue to follow Government and Public Health England’s […]