Northern College of Acupuncture

About Us FREE Introductory Events Download Current Prospectus FREE Downloads NEW Practitioner Blog Latest News Staff Vacancies Read Chapter	Acupuncture has an extraordinary ability to transform people's lives by relieving suffering and disharmony in the body, the emotions and the mind. Studying on our Acupuncture courses will change your life and enable you to earn your living doing something that truly inspires you. » Find out more	The ancient art of Chinese Herbal Medicine course provides powerful yet gentle ways to restore health. For acupuncturists, studying on our Chinese herbs course deepens your understanding of Chinese medicine and opens the path to increased benefits for your patients. » Find out more
	Good nutrition is crucial for promoting natural healing processes. The understanding of nutrition in traditional healing arts has now been greatly enhanced by modern research. For healthcare practitioners, studying on our Nutritional Therapy course will put you at the forefront of contemporary practice. » Find out more	Our teaching clinic at the College in the centre of York is a friendly and welcoming centre of excellence. We provide acupuncture, nutritional therapy, Chinese herbal medicine, and tuina Chinese massage, all at discounted prices. » Find out more
	WE ONLY HAVE A FEW PLACES LEFT ON OUR BSC IN ACUPUNCTURE STARTING IN OCTOBER 2009: This is an important recent development in student numbers for our BSc in Acupuncture. As you may have heard the government have capped entrance numbers for all University applications for the 2009/10 academic year. Our validating University UCLan have just informed us that capping will apply to us - limiting the numbers of students that we can accept on our BSc in Acupuncture starting in October. As we have already confirmed the majority of the places on the BSc course, this means that we only have a few places left. If you are wanting to start the BSc with us in October I would urge you to get your applications in to UCAS as soon as possible so that we can arrange your interview and give everyone the best possible chance of a place. Subject to interview the few remaining places will be allocated on a first come first served basis MSC PLACES STILL AVAILABLE The MSc in Acupuncture can be, for many, a considerable financial undertaking. However it is possible for our students to spread the costs by extending the time of the course. This involves studying individual modules part time over a longer time period (up to six years). For more information about this and to find out about help with funding the MSc take a look at the FAQ’s section on the Acupuncture pages. "NICE" NEWS!” “Patients with persistent low back pain should be offered acupuncture, massage or exercises on the NHS”. This is the first time that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( NICE) has explicitly backed the use of complementary therapies. This is fantastic news for all acupuncturists currently in practice and our students who are training and helps to move acupuncture further into the public consciousness and within the NHS. The guidelines come in response to extensive studies into back pain and complementary therapies and the pioneering NCA took part in the research into the effects of acupuncture for back pain that has resulted in these new guidelines been issued. Clinic patients - If you are wanting acupuncture for your back pain why not talk to your GP about treatment here at the NCA. NUTRITIONAL THERAPY COURSE: Aimed at healthcare practitioners and CAM therapists, our next Nutritional Therapy course will start in September 2010. There will be an introductory event held on Thursday 19th November 5-8pm. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE COURSE: In the light of progress towards statutory regulation and changes to EU rules governing pre-prepared formulae in 2011, we are currently reviewing our courses in Chinese herbal medicine. We anticipate further developments in 2009, working towards courses in 2010/11. In the meantime we would like to know what you are looking for from a herbs qualification – please register your interest below.