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Microsystems Acupuncture Regulatory Working Group
Meeting Friday 23rd April 2010 12.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
At
University of London
Senate house, room 104
London WC1 7HU
Attending
Jennie Longbottom, Chair. (JL)
Paul Blacker, Ear Acupuncture Register, Secretary, minutes (PB)
Maria Mercati, Acupuncture -Acutherapy (MM)
Dragomir Luborimov, The Acupuncture Society (DL)
Wan-Hye Park, Korean Hand Acupuncture (WHP)
Samantha Terry, Sustainable Health (ST)
Amanda Shayle, The Acupuncture Society (AS)
Pauline Ronson, Society of Auricular Acupuncturists, treasurer (PR)
Observing
Ewan Urquhart, Oxford Medical Supplies. (EU)
Maggie Dunn, CNHC. (MD)
Apologies / not in attendance
Linda Leung, Foundation of Integrated Health (LL) (FIH)
John Gavin, College of Naturopathic Medicine (JG)
Anne Marshall, Acu-Detox Plus UK (AM)
Carole Bishop, Acupuncture Consultancy & Training (CB)
Derry Jones, Jing Traditional Medicine (DJ)
Jonathan Tarr, Society of Auricular Acupuncturists (JT)
Janine Cousins, Acupuncture Consultancy & Training (JC)
Ken Andrews, EFMA (KA)
Richard Irwin, Addaction. (RI)
AGENDA
Action
1. Welcome and apologies
2. Previous meetings minutes.
Agreed as accurate, and signed by the chair.
3. Matters Arising
Confidentiality of matters discussed re ACT.
PB has been in contact by the BAcC who have changed the format of the conference
and we are no longer invited to attend as a group.
PB circulated CPD guide lines to group.
PB sent out the Grandparenting document to the group.
PB circulated research info from ARRC to the group.
PB received only 1 reply from pt 11. standards of education minimum number of points
Mark bovey not yet contacted JL to contact.
JL to contact.
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4. NOS
Request form Erica Traherene. for members of the group to be part of the reference
group and strategy group. PB to email for more details of these groups.
JL to send to PB the SFH documentation to be circulated to the group.
PB to action to email
ET for more details
and will email out to
the group.
JL to action.
5. Finances update / accounts
PR issued updated accounts to the members. £5099 current balance. PR discussed all
of the expenses incurred to date and the income received from the FIH. Average cost
of each meeting £840 per meeting.
PB updated on the FIH and funding to date. Paperwork sent to the FIH.
6. Web site update
PB has requested most recent documents to be put up on the site. JL asked for
statistics form the web site on hits.
PB has contacted KH and requested new files go up.
PB to check website and ensure all documents are up.
PR to get web details.
7. Educational Standards
The group agreed the educational standards for the group. PB to circulate to the
group.
8. Number of years before a practitioner has to retrain
as discussed 2 years if the practitioner is not practicing in ay format.
9. APEL
PB has circulated APEL document to the group for consideration.
10.Update on BAcC, Herbs and regulation
PB updated the group on the BAcC status in relation to regulation and the fact that
herbs have been advised to join the CNHC by the government.
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11.Maggie Dunn, CNHC.
MD introduced herself to the group. Anne Sualtoon, education representative for
CNHC will also be involved in the development of the NOS with Skills For
Health.
No formal relationship between Professional Forums (professional association (PA))
and the CNHC, no funding from the CNHC to them.
Profession specific boards (PSB) within the CNHC are elected by the professional
forums.
3 committees in the CNHC, conduct and performance, finance and professional
standards.
MD detailed the complaints procedures and the role of the CNHC. Due regards would
ensure that a person from the PA sits on the complaints panels where the matter
is of a professional nature. Training is given to panel members.
MD detailed roles of each committee.
Complaints not uphold are destroyed
Complaints upheld but no action is taken, they are kept for 7 years.
Complaints upheld where action is taken the panel can caution the registrant for a
period of time or until behaviour has changed. The panel can put in place a
restriction of practice order, The panel could suspend the registrant from the
register, The final sanction is removal from the register. Re-application to the
register is limited to 5 years. Records are kept for 7 years from the decision.
If a registrants conduct was proven to have not been competent, the CNHC may
caution them and this wold be reflected on the web site, enquiries would reflect
this caution. Once for example there was training to correct this e.g poor record
keeping and the caution would be removed.
12 groups will be resisted by the end of the year.
1. Nutritional therapy
2. Massage
3. Aromatherapy
4. Reflexology
5. Shiatsu
6. Alexander teachers
7. Yoga
8. Sports remedial therapy
9. Naturopathy
10. Cranio-sacral therapy
11. Reiki
12. Bowen technique
Soon to be registered with the CNHC.
1. Microsystems Acupuncture
2. Hypnotherapy
3. Healing
Profession specific boards
PSB meet 4 times a year.
CNHC ask for 4 nominations for the PSB.
There are 4 professional people (Microsystems acupuncturists) on each PSB.
They become part of the structure and the CNHC pay £150 per day loss of earnings,
and travel costs to the board members.
Selection of the professional members is a decision of the profession.
These PSBs meet with other PSB’s on a rolling basis with the CNHC.
The CNHC meet with the PA (the Microsystems group) 2 times a year, the next
meeting is 25th May.
Professional forums, (councils) currently have a differing numbers of members. GCMT
have 30 odd members, Bowen have 6 -7 people on their forum.
The CNHC registers applicants as CNHC then which discipline is registered under.
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12.Areas of specialism, and training and recognition.
PB outlined areas for discussion in relation to expert practice and CPD courses.
Discussion ensued in relation to separation of the register and its format. DL said we
could differentiate on the certificates supplied to the applicants.
JL outlined the banding system for physios. JL to email PB with the outline to circulate.
JL suggested associate, accredited and advanced levels on the register, or basic
intermediate and advanced.
JL to email PB
13.Any Other Business
PR informed the group that Margaret Pinnington has passed away. JL to write to
NADA leaving condolences. PB proposed a donation of £50 to NADA or a charity of
her choice.
JL to write.
14.Update on stakeholder groups
MM informed the group that UK oriental medicine has changed the name of the group
to Acupuncture Acu-therapy Council. MM to update PB with new information
MM to contact PB
with detail.
Next 2 meetings;
Friday 18th June, 2010 and Thursday 26th August, 2010
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