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Microsystems Acupuncture Regulatory Working Group
Meeting Friday 18th June, 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)
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)
Jonathan Tarr, British College of auricular acupuncture (JT)
John Gavin, College of Naturopathic Medicine (JG)
Observing
None
Apologies / not in attendance
Ewan Urquhart, Oxford Medical Supplies. (EU)
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
1. Welcome and apologies
2. Previous meetings minutes.
Agreed as accurate, and signed by the chair.
3. Matters Arising
JL has contacted mark Bovey, but no reply to date JL to follow up.
• BAAB update
PB discussed the BAAB’s reply to how the accreditation process was
getting on. JG updated on what the CHAC thought about Microsystems.
Discussion ensued about the role of the group in the future, and
regulation, the benefits and drawbacks.
• CNHC update
PB updated the group as to the CNHC meeting. 2928 members
breakdown. Kate Ling informed the group that the DOH would fund the
CNHC till April next year when the group should be self funding.
Massage 900
Reflexology 600
Nutritional 400
Bowen 300
Shiatsu 100
Yoga 40
Sports and remedial 40
Alexander 70
698 in the pipeline.
JT expressed concern over costs implications to members of CNHC
membership. Discussion ensued about the training of individuals and
whether they continue to practice and register.
6. Web site update
PB still to action this to check on paperwork on line and update the web
provider.
Web site has a sphere to access web hits, at the bottom of the screen.
PB to action
• Skills for Health and the NOS update, strategy and reference
group.
PB has attended the SFH meeting, and is meeting next week to start to
help to write the NOS for Microsystems acupuncture. PB to feedback to
the group all meetings with SFH.
• Shape of the professional forum
Discussion to call the group as to the name of the group in the future,
The Microsystems Acupuncture Council. JL asked for a vote as to the
use of the word council, voted for the word council to be adopted,
majority vote for.
Microsystems Acupuncture Council, proposed for by JT voted majority
vote for.
The format of the Council, would include the roles of the chair, treasurer
and secretary, as well as various committees; an educational committee;
a membership committee.
DL asked that PB to contact some of the other councils to see what they
are doing and to contact the CNHC to see what is expected of the
council in terms of its constitution consistency and roles and remits.
JL suggested to the group to consider what the council should be for
and what positive should the council provide. Once this is decided then
costs can be provided. Discussion ensued around the format of the
council.
PB to action.
The group to
consider.
• Completed documents to date, A & P production of generic
documents
Amanda George, Perfect Words, to produce the final document in a
format required buy the group.
JL to produce the first draft of the document for the group of the
anatomy physiology and red flag documents.
PB to supply to JL the documents necessary for the council paperwork.
JL to action.
JL to action.
PB to action.
• Standards of education and training in acupuncture discussion at
the BAcC conference
PB informed the group of the discussion planned by the ASG at the
conference on the Sat 13th of September.
• ASG update
PB updated the group that the ASG have contacted the CNHC to ask for
observer status.
• Regulation of Acupuncture update.
Nothing major to report.
14.Update on stakeholder groups
None.
14.AOB
JL said agenda should be put out at least 7 days before meeting. JL said
meeting should be focussed on the agenda items.
PB to action.
14.Postal voting, and finances
PB contacted the ERS The costs for balloting 3,000 members is 2,775,
and for 4,500 members would be 4,087. There is 4,234 remaining in
the bank currently.
JL to look for other organisations to achieve this voting task.
PB to ask the CNHC with regards to the voting of members.
PB to email the
costings to the
group.
JL to action.
PB to contact
CNHC.
14.APEL documentation
Discussed and agreed as acceptable by the group. Votes for by JG,
voted for unanimously by the group.
Next meeting
Thursday 26th August, 2010.
Friday the 12th of November, 2010.
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