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Microsystems Acupuncture Regulatory Working Group
Meeting Thursday 26th August, 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)
Pauline Ronson, Society of Auricular Acupuncturists, treasurer (PR)
Jonathan Tarr, British College of auricular acupuncture (JT)
John Gavin, College of Naturopathic Medicine (JG)
Amanda Shayle, The Acupuncture Society (AS)
Observing
Maggie Wallace CNHC - (MW)
Ewan Urquhart, Oxford Medical Supplies. (EU)
Apologies / not in attendance
Wan-Hye Park, Korean Hand Acupuncture (WHP)
Dragomir Luborimov, The Acupuncture Society (DL)
Samantha Terry, Sustainable Health (ST)
Maria Mercati, UK Oriental Medicine (MM)
Anne Marshall, Acu-Detox Plus UK (AM)
Carole Bishop, Acupuncture Consultancy & Training (CB)
Derry Jones, Jing Traditional Medicine (DJ)
Janine Cousins, Acupuncture Consultancy & Training (JC)
Ken Andrews, EFMA (KA)
Richard Irwin, Addaction. (RI)
AGENDA
Action
Welcome and apologies
Previous meetings minutes.
Agreed as accurate, and signed by the chair.
Matters Arising
JL has contacted Mark Bovey, he will be attending the next meeting in
November.
Web site is currently up to date. Thanks to Ken, web developer.
PB has completed with the Skills for health the first draft NOS, circulated
to the group for consideration before the meeting, no major concerns
were highlighted. PB to resend amendments to SFH.
PB has been invited to attend the ASG education discussion JL to also
attend to support PB.
PB yet to contact other groups to see how their councils are formed.
The final document has been produced and first draft circulated.
PB has contacted a number of other providers of independent vote of
the council. UK Engage has provided the best solutions to date.
JG suggested contacting other groups to see how they have undertaken
the vote to continue.
PB had a meeting with the University of Hertfordshire and fed-back to
the group the meeting.
PB to action
PB and JL to
attend.
PB has circulated
Constitution of MAC
The document has to be amended and changed to the Microsystems
Acupuncture Council, not Professional forum.
Voting rights not for lay members.
Conflict of interest form to be sent to PB and the group.
Constitution document changes agreed by the group.
Mission statement of MAC
Mission statement needs to be developed for the council. JL to produce.
Due processes of MAC
JL to send some examples of MAA’s to the group. The group to consider
before the next meeting the format and requirements for the council.
JL to send.
Group to action
Format of the MAC
JT discussed issues relating to the format of the council,
Basic roles;
Administrator - needs payment, roles and remits need to be
determined.
Chair - Payment? roles and remits delineated in the documentation.
Secretary - Payment? roles and remits delineated in the documentation.
Treasurer - Payment? roles and remits delineated in the documentation.
Membership requirements of MAC
Not discussed
Funding for the running of the MAC
Funding in probably 2 streams, one to the regulator and one to the
professional body, so members would have 2 payments that would need
to be.
Local Authority recognition for MAC
Not discussed
Clarity about direct registration to the CNHC - Maggie Wallace
CNHC.
MW outlined other groups voting mechanisms, these were varied.
MW reminded the group of the differences of the regulator and the
professional associations. Regulator protects the public, prof ass.
Protects the members. Prof registers have members, regulators have
registrants.
MW outlined the CNHC history, and format for the CNHC. MW
suggested putting us in contact with the other groups to see how they
have set up.
MW said that the CNHC uses the NOS as a minimum standards of each
profession.
JT asked about multidisciplinary practitioners, and registration of
members. She said that the CNHC said it was highly recommended that
any members be members of a professional association.
Discussion ensued around CPD and insurance in relation to the CNHC.
Members of Prof Ass would hold a membership list, and the CNHC
would have the professional register.
PB discussed the option to identify members who may not meet
standards to the CNHC. MW said this would need to be discussed
further.
MW spoke of some PAʼs being very active in promoting the CNHC then
others.
Final document.
Completed with amendments. JL to finalise the last changes, and send
to the group via PB.
JL and PB to
action
Paperwork for the council.
Not discussed
Finances
Not discussed
AOB
Update on NADA from PR.
Next meeting
Friday the 12th of November, 2010.
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