The British Acupuncture Council is the main body representing acupuncture practitioners in the UK.

The British Acupuncture Council was founded in 1995 and today has just over 3,000 members, all of whom are subject to its rigorous standards of safety and competence.

The earliest bodies for acupuncturists in the UK were both founded in 1961… Continue reading →

South London acupuncture therapy since 2007 with Mark Kiely of the British Acupuncture Council in SE10, SE5, and SW8

South London Acupuncture Low-Cost Clinic Update

The south London acupuncture low-cost clinic is based at the Corner Surgery GP practice on Coldharbour Lane SE5. The building work that has been going on at the surgery for… Continue reading →

The low cost acupuncture clinic at the Corner Surgery on Coldharbour Lane was set up in 2012. I had approached the partners in some of the local GP practices, and found those at the Corner Surgery to be the most receptive.

My reasons for wanting to set up a low cost acupuncture clinic in south… Continue reading →

Labour acupressure seems to be more effective than the use of needles with regard to providing pain relief and to help facilitate efficient labour. Acupuncturists with active experience in this field report women experiencing pain reduction combined with a sense of calmness and satisfaction with their own experience of giving birth.

There are numerous acupuncture… Continue reading →

Acupuncture safety is a very important issue both for patients and practitioners. It is advisable, therefore, to only ever have traditional acupuncture from a practitioner who is a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC). Sadly, despite protracted legal and political wrangling, the term acupuncturist is not legally-protected in the same way that some professions… Continue reading →