The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) is the leading self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture in the UK. We are a member-led organisation, governed by an elected executive committee and driven by a specialist staff team.

We provide our members with a wide range of services to facilitate their practice. We also act for the traditional acupuncture profession as a whole:

• expanding awareness of traditional acupuncture and how it works
• representing the interests of fully qualified traditional acupuncturists
• establishing and maintaining the highest professional standards of practice for acupuncture in the UK
• overseeing and accrediting acupuncture education to ensure excellence in training
• funding evidence-based clinical research on the benefits of traditional acupuncture
• promoting evidence-based research to the public, the media and other healthcare providers
• working with the Department of Health towards the statutory regulation of acupuncture in the UK
• promoting integrated healthcare and contributing to the development of national healthcare policy