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This BAcC is launching an opportunity for advocates of traditional acupuncture and the BAcC to be Associates of the BAcC. The main aim is to create a community of individuals (and charitable organisations) who wish to support the BAcC. This will help to increase awareness of the BAcC's members and their work, and enable individuals to demonstrate their support. Associates are common in many membership organisations.
An Associate of BAcC can come from all walks of life, for example, a retired acupuncturist or retired BAcC member or a charity with an interest in acupuncture - or even an extremely supportive patient or ex-patient. The scheme is however, not open to BAcC members, nor is it a replacement to any form of membership that the BAcC currently offers e.g. full practising, non practising or overseas membership
Associates will receive regular complimentary copies of The Acupuncturist, The European Journal of Oriental Medicine (EJOM) and will be invited to attend the BAcC conference and other one day events.
To become an Associate download the attached booking form and send it with your payment to Di at 63 Jeddo Road or
Costs will be £60 per year from January to December or pro-rata depending upon the month in which you join. Costs will be £25 for July to December 2011 as the scheme is opening in July 2011.
For further details please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or you can call Carol Daglish on 020 8735 1218
If you have any queries please contact Admissions on 020 8735 1209/10 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Subscription for 2013
| Total | Quarterly direct debit | |
| Full UK membership | £605 | £151.25 |
The first subscription you pay will also require a one-off registration fee of £30. This fee is charged to all registrants to cover the cost of administration. i.e. the first year of membership will have a total subscription of £635
The subscription is payable pro rata from the month of joining and includes insurance.
Please note, the insurance element of the subscription is paid quarterly, while the remainder is paid monthly. The cost of insurance for 2013 is £100, which is divided into four quarterly payments of £25 each. Anyone joining in the middle of a quarter must pay for insurance for the whole of that quarter through to the end of the year. For example, a practitioner joining in June would pay for insurance from April to December, while the rest of the subscription would be charged from June, the month of joining.
For more details click on membership categories
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Subscription for 2013
| Total | Quarterly direct debit | |
| Full UK membership | £635 | £160 |
The subscription is payable pro rata from the month of joining and includes insurance.
Please note, the insurance element of the subscription is paid quarterly, while the remainder is paid monthly. The cost of insurance for 2010 is £100, which is divided into four quarterly payments of £25 each. Anyone joining in the middle of a quarter must pay for insurance for the whole of that quarter through to the end of the year. For example, a practitioner joining in June would pay for insurance from April to December, while the rest of the subscription would be charged from June, the month of joining.
Registration fee
The first subscription you pay includes a one-off registration fee of £30. This fee is charged to all registrants to cover the cost of administration.
For more details click on membership categories
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Step-by-step guide for external applicants
This guide is for practitioners who wish to apply for Full UK membership and who:
- graduated from a BAAB accredited institution longer than two years ago
- trained in the UK at a non-BAAB accredited institution
- trained overseas.
Step 1
You make an initial enquiry by filling in our online enquiry form and sending it to BAcC Admissions
Step 2
We send you an email acknowledgement when we receive your form
Step 3
Admissions check your form and may contact you to clarify any details you give
If your eligibility for Full UK membership is unclear at this stage, we may ask one of our assessors to review your form
If you are not eligible to apply for membership, we will let you know at this stage
If you are eligible to apply for membership, we will send you an application pack
Step 4
Your completed application is assessed by one of our assessors, who can recommend one of the following:
1 You are invited to attend an interview in London.
2 You get a practice visit from a facilitator who will observe you treating patients.
Step 5
Admissions recommends one of the following:
1 An offer of Full UK membership, subject to ratification.
2 An offer of Provisional membership together with a personal development plan (PDP) and notice of how long you have to complete any recommendations made in order to progress to Full UK membership.
3 Your application is rejected.
Provisional membership
Provisional membership can be offered to new applicants, or to members who have been out of Full UK membership for longer than two years, who may need additional skills or training in order to become eligible for Full UK membership.
Provisional membership includes insurance to practise. However, Provisional members are not listed in the Register of Members or on the BAcC website practitioner search and are not allowed to advertise as a BAcC member or use the letters MBAcC.
Please click here to return to the application process
Interviews and practice visits
Attending an interview
Applicants are invited to attend an interview in west London. The interview lasts approximately one-and-a-half hours and will be conducted by a panel of two BAcC practitioners chosen for their experience and expertise. They will be assisted an admissions co-ordinator who is also there to look after your needs on the day.
The interview typically covers four aspects of practice:
- your case notes: most of the time will be spent discussing one set of the case notes you submit with your application
- point location: you will be asked to locate a number of acupuncture points, typically 12 points in 20 minutes
- safe practice and professional conduct: to check your awareness of practice issues such as hygiene, sterilisation, and emergency procedures
- western medicine: you will be asked to interpret a set of signs and symptoms from a western medical perspective.
Practice visit from a facilitator
For some applicants our assessor may recommend that a facilitator should visit you in your practice and observe you treating patients. We will contact you in advance to arrange a convenient date and time. Visits usually last approximately two hours.
You will be visited by at least one BAcC facilitator chosen for their experience and expertise. They will be accompanied and assisted by an admissions co-ordinator who is also there to look after your needs on the day.
The practice visit typically covers five aspects of practice:
- treatment observation: the facilitator will expect to observe you treating a minimum of two patients
- case notes: some time may be spent discussing one set of the case notes you submit with your application. The facilitator may also want to discuss the case notes of those patients they observed you treating
- point location: you may be asked to locate a number of acpuncture points
- safe practice and professional conduct: to check your awareness of practice issues such as hygiene, sterilisation, and emergency procedures
- western medicine: you will be asked to interpret a set of signs and symptoms from a western medical perspective.
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Step-by-step guide for returning members
This guide is for practitioners who wish to apply for Full UK membership and who:
- previously held Full UK membership which has lapsed for more than two years
- have been an Overseas member for more than two years and are returning to the UK to live and practise.
Step 1
You make an initial enquiry by filling in our online enquiry form and sending it to BAcC Admissions
Step 2
If you were a Full UK member longer than two years ago, we will send you an application pack. Please go to Step 5
If you have been an Overseas member for longer than two years and are returning to the UK, we will ask you to provide evidence that you have been in continuous practice during your time overseas. This might take the form of, for example, a contract between practice and practitioner, rent receipts, sworn statements, or your appointment diary. If you have not been in practice during your time overseas, please make this clear on your enquiry form
Admissions may contact you to clarify any details you give on your enquiry form
Step 3
Admissions carry out an initial assessment. If you have not been in practice during your time overseas, or if the evidence you provide of your continuous practice overseas in not satisfactory, we will send you an application pack. Please go to Step 5
If the evidence you provide of your continuous practice overseas is satisfactory, you are offered Provisional membership
Step 4
You register as a Provisional member and pay your subscription. Admissions then send you a Full UK membership application pack and you have three months in which to submit your completed application. Please note, Provisional membership lasts for up to six months and may then be withdrawn or renewed at the discretion of the Admissions Committee.
Step 5
Your completed application is assessed by one of our assessors, who can recommend one of the following to the Admissions Committee:
1 You are invited to attend an interview in London.
2 You get a practice visit from a facilitator who will observe you treating patients.
3 Your application is rejected.
Step 6
The Admissions Committee recommends one of the following:
1 An offer of Full UK membership, subject to ratification.
2 An offer of Provisional membership together with a personal development plan (PDP) and notice of how long you have to complete any recommendations made in order to progress to Full UK membership.
Provisional membership
Provisional membership can be offered to new applicants, or to members who have been out of Full UK membership for longer than two years, who may need additional skills or training in order to become eligible for Full UK membership.
Provisional membership includes insurance to practise. However, Provisional members are not listed in the Register of Members or on the BAcC website practitioner search and are not allowed to advertise as a BAcC member or use the letters MBAcC.
Please click here to return to the application process.
You are an external applicant if you:
- graduated from a British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB) accredited institution longer than two years ago
- trained in the UK at a non-BAAB accredited institution
- trained overseas.
Here you will find more details about membership categories or for information on subscriptions, click here
To apply for Full UK membership, please read our step-by-step guide before filling out our online enquiry form. We will contact you soon after you send your completed form.
You are a returning member if you:
- previously held Full UK membership which has lapsed for more than two years
- have been an Overseas member for more than two years and are returning to the UK to live and practise.
Overseas members please note, we may be able to offer you Provisional membership while we assess your eligibility for Full UK status. For Provisional membership we will ask you to provide evidence that you have been in continuous practise during your time overseas.
Here you will find more details about all membership categories or for information on subscriptions, click here.
Please read our step-by-step guide before filling in our online enquiry form. We will contact you soon after you send your completed form.
If you have recently successfully completed an external applicant interview, click here to register your membership.
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