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.

Conference 2009: The British Conference of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2009 will be held on the11th, 12th & 13th September 2009.

Latest News:

Read about the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaration encouraging governments to integrate complementary health modalities into mainstream healthcare, and the British Acupuncture Council response to WHO statement, in our news section.

The British Acupuncture Council offices will be closed from 25th December 2008 and will reopen again on Monday 5th January 2009. Any phone or email messages will not be answered until staff return to work on Monday 5th January 2009. We would like to send best wishes to everyone for the festive season.