New voluntary register opens today
Press release from the British Complementary Medicine Association:
“The British Government has long wanted complementary practitioners to organise themselves in a way that could enable complementary medicine to be more readily accepted as a further aid to health care within the structure of the Health Service as well as the private medicine sector.
“To date two Voluntary Self Regulation councils have evolved, but the British Complementary Medicine Association has always had reservations about their choice of philosophy. As a result, the BCMA initiated the development of a new Council, the British Complementary Therapies Council (BCTC) that will open its register on 1st May to practitioners who wish to be recognised as meeting the requirements of the House of Lords Report but to date, have not found a council that meets their requirements.
“So, how is the BCTC different? The answer is that first and foremost, all the standards and requirements a practitioner must meet are in straightforward, plain English that everybody will easily understand. This is essential when you want practitioners to make a voluntary decision to apply for registration. The second important thing is that all therapies regulated by the BCTC will have a representative for that therapy as part of the council. This, we believe, is the most appropriate way to protect the public in a way that does not risk undermining the quality of the therapy itself.”
Further information is available on the BCTC website) or the BCMA website. Alternatively you can speak to an admin representative on 0845 345 5977
