the BacC and the NHS

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Susie: In you recent posts you have mentioned Regulation and didn't really

seem to understand what was

actually going on. There are many acupuncturists within the BAcC who don't

know what's going on either, but the information is there and there is a

members forum on the web which encourages discussion about all aspects of

Regulation and other professional matters. The BAcC is working hard to

protect our Title and level of training and stop it being lowered by the

medics, physios, nurses, dentists etc, although they may not succeed.

 

Attilio: I read the NHS document on the proposed protected title along time

back. I posted a message to this group about 8-9 months ago to make

practitioners aware that 'weekend wonderers' were going to be called western

acupuncturists, see archives. Also there was no provision for the title

'doctor of Chinese medicine'. So I do try and keep myself aware of the TCM

politics if I can.

 

Susie: This is why I believe all acupuncturists should be a member of the

BAcC and I

hope you are able to join soon and contribute to the debate.

 

Attilio: Yes, I will join and contribute to the debate. In the meantime I'll

continue to contribute via this forum. Don't get me wrong, I support the BAC

especially there regulation policies which stipulate the English language

exam requirement as this is an area seriously flagging in the UK. I just

don't appreciate BAC members arrogance and having to undergo childish

interview inductions that are a waste of my time and money.

 

Susie: I still disagree that Doctors and nurses are going to take our

livelihood away. Just because a patient receives poor acu treatment from an

inadequately trained GP, does not mean that that patient will go away and

think acupuncture is rubbish, just as if they get a poor GP generally, they

don't think all medicine is rubbish. What actually happens is that many go

and find themselves a properly qualified acupuncturist. The truth is, there

are not enough properly trained acupuncturists in the UK to meet the demand

and if all the places in the NHS were advertised for " properly trained

acupuncturist " , I doubt that they would be filled.

 

Attilio: This is just simply not true. If you have a bad time of wm

medication, then you think WM is bad in general. If you find acupuncture

painful, then you think its always gonna be painful. If it doesn't work then

you think it won't work on you. Most people think, as GP's are so revered

that their AP skills must be good, not that they must go and find a well

trained AP practitioner elsewhere. The public have no idea what is a good AP

from a bad one or how long you need to be trained in AP. Nor do they know a

good WM doc from a bad one. Why should they? When it comes to healthcare,

the public are very naive and leave it up to the regulation bodies to make

sure good AP or WM is preformed. When it comes to shopping or having their

hair cut, they know a good service provider from a bad one.

 

Kind regards

 

Attilio D'Alberto

Doctor of (Beijing, China)

BSc (Hons) TCM MATCM

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