Our Governance
How We Are Managed
The AAC comprises a Strategic Board and a Working Board. Within the Working Board are our Committees and a small number of part-time staff headed by the CEO.
Our Strategic Board
Our Strategic Board has the Association of Acupuncture Clinician’s best interests at heart. It sets specific strategic objectives for AAC and allocates finances and resources to enable them to be achieved. It maintains financial and legal oversight and has accountability for policies and procedures. The Board Members bring additional expertise to benefit the acupuncture profession and our acupuncture community. The Strategic Board delegates responsibility for day to day running of AAC to the CEO and Deputy CEO.
The Strategic Board adhere to our Code of Conduct and make a Declaration of Interest.
Our Strategic Board follows our Operational Rules.
Dean McQue is responsible for Governance & Audit for AAC. Dean has had 15 years of working at board level within the public sector. He has been a practising acupuncturist since 2009.
Chris Davies has experience of ………………………..
Clare Ward has had 12 years of working within large multinationals at director level with responsibility for sales, customer service and delivery of large multimillion dollar outsourcing projects. She has been a practising acupuncturist since 2006.
Fred Smith is our Treasurer and
Looking after our members is what we love to do. Membership support and communications is delivered by a small but passionate and very able team:
Membership Admin: Kirsty Arthur
Member/Public Web Content: Maxine Silk
Social Media Management: Helen McQue
Conference: Kevin Durjun
We are delighted to have a practitioner journal to bring our community together. The team are a wonderfully collaborative group:
Editorial Team:
John Littleton
Kirsty Arthur
Sara Luccetti
Nicola Porter
Damian Allegretti
Working alone can be isolating and it is important for practitioners to have a supportive professional environment to discuss clinical and practice issues. Our trained team are:
Marianne Killick
Naomi Swain
Lisa Milnes
Our Working Board
The Working Board has day to day responsibility for carrying out the objectives set by the Strategic Board and to work within the financial resources agreed. The team is responsible for Internal & External Communications, Membership Services & Support, Safety & Standards, Guidance for Practice, Complaints & Disciplinary, Promotion of our members.
The Working Board adhere to our Code of Conduct and complete a Declaration of Interest Form.
AAC Community Hub
Why Choose AAC?
We pioneer
Tailored Support: AAC provides personalized assistance, tailored to your specific needs, be it legal advice, practice management guidance, or educational resources.
Timely Responses: We prioritize swift and efficient responses, ensuring your concerns don’t get lost in bureaucracy, recognizing the importance of quick responses in the healthcare field.
Community Engagement: Join a vibrant community of acupuncturists for networking, peer support, and knowledge exchange.
Advocacy: AAC leads the way in advocating for the acupuncture profession, and your membership contributes to our collective strength and protection of our interests.
Exclusive Benefits: Members enjoy access to exclusive resources, continuing education, and discounts on events, seminars, and products to advance their careers.
We Collaborate
- Accepted by 17 Private Health Insurance providers.
- Listed on the Private Practice Register.
- Partnerships which actually save our members money whilst providing additional services.
- Stakeholder in the British Acupuncture Federation umbrella making us proud members of a 2000 strong acupuncture profession.
- Strict but inclusive codes of conduct and safe clinical practice
- Recognition for the different styles and skills sets.
- We use our combined strength to purchase high value services for our members at reduced prices.
We Support
- We have a wealth of diverse resources to support your professional development goals:
- Maintain your CPD, developing new skills and learning or supporting you in your clinic.
- Legal support from a team of lawyers
- Mentoring and support hub, 1:1 support when you need it.
- Huge range of member benefits, corporate membership and discounted subscriptions to research organisations,
- Gold Standard insurance
- support in the event of an adverse event
- regular zoom meetings
- Facebook members forum plus so much more.
We have an up-to-date view of acupuncture and its new classification within the medical sphere. We are committed to helping our acupuncturists with both the larger strategy as well as the smaller daily clinical issues making their lives a little easier and giving acupuncture, as an industry, the recognition it deserves.
Typical Price £59
includes our working board and a team of lawyers
Be part of a community of professional Acupuncture Clinicians
Find an Acupuncturist
The AAC is a professional membership body representing highly qualified practitioners in the UK. Our members are located throughout the UK and Ireland. Discover the best practitioners in your local area.
Contact AAC
Tel: 0843 507 0123
Email: admin@aac-org.uk
Suite 197, 60 Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AJ