Benefits

Our full list of practitioner benefits – can you afford not to join us?

  • Fair, affordable annual membership fees
  • Heavily discounted, Gold standard insurance and support in the event of adverse incidents
  • An explicit, values-led commitment to inclusive, non-judgemental support for all practitioners
  • Full professional and legal support for your practice
  • Use of our Acupuncture and Herbal Professional Codes of Safe Practice and Conduct
  • Access our wide range of health insurance companies for clients
  • Access to our Facebook members’ forum
  • Free access to over 85 legal policies, contracts and business terms
  • Use of our recognised quality mark/logo to display professional status
  • Professional status and formal recognition as a Healthcare Professional
  • We have a strong safety record, with fully verified audits and low/zero insurance claim history
  • A dedicated members’ area accessible via our website or our phone app
  • Free listing for your on our clinical/practitioner locator map and search tool to attract new clients
  • Responsive, direct support – easily contactable via email, WhatsApp text, or phone call
  • Access to Mentoring and Supervision sessions
  • Access to our Herbalist Register allowing you to work with a herbalist
  • Discounted First Aid for work courses run by acupuncturists
  • Expand your practice with our medical courses such as phlebotomy, blood testing and IV drips
  • Register your clinic via our partner as a medical clinic with Care Quality Commission (CQC)
  • 50% off membership to the College of Medicine
  • A range of hotel discounts
  • Discounted digital DBS checks
  • Access to digital copies of the Clinician Magazine (hard copies available for an additional fee)
  • Documentation on how to write a clinical will
  • Access to our unique, low-cost “no contract” sharps disposal service
  • Access to London licensing exemptions covering acupuncture and related modalities
  • Advisories on industry standard guidelines for treating patients under 18
  • A host of over 20 partners and discounts allowing you to offer more services and products within your practice
  • Recognition and acceptance by numerous healthcare organisations and associations
  • Discounts on diploma, CPD training and educational courses
  • Have your issues raised at board representation within the ARA (the UK acupuncture stakeholder group), giving members a stronger collective voice in policy decisions
  • Track record of successful advocacy and challenging and changing UK government policy
  • Refer-a-friend affiliate discounts and commissions
  • Regular newsletters keeping your organisations practitioners current with developments in the profession
  • Support for continuing education and research

If are a student in addition to the above we can also offer –

Apply for a Student Totum (NUS) discount card via our AA link

Access our discounted Gold Standard Student Insurance