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