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Find an NCA graduate practitioner in your area
We are very proud of all our graduates and chances are that you will have an NCA trained acupuncturist in practice near you. To find one simply click on your county on the map of the UK and you will find a list of practitioner's in your area. Alternatively use the "search by alphabetical list of counties" button at the top of the page.
We regularly hear from our graduates about their successes - couples who have had babies after many years of trying, older people with arthritis who can knit and garden again and many more. With their enthusiasm and high level of training our graduates are taking acupuncture out into their communities and finding new ways of making it accessible- including services within the NHS. We see a bright future for acupuncture, moving more and more into main stream and serving an ever increasing public desire for a more holistic approach to medicine. The government organisation NICE have recently endorsed acupuncture as one of their recommended NHS treatments for lower back pain ( the NCA clinics took part in the initial research that helped this study reach this conclusion).
Paul Underhill Cohort of 2003
I graduated from the NCA in 2006 and
have since been practising in my own
clinic in a small town in the Yorkshire
Dales. It was through my long-held affection
for Tai Chi that I was drawn to studying
acupuncture at the age of 55. Having spent
35 years analysing, building and maintaining
engineering systems, what greater challenge
and privilege is there than helping the most complex system
of all ? human beings? But it is the Daoist philosophy that
underlies Traditional Chinese Medicine that fascinates me
the most; to maintain balance within ourselves (which is the
TCM definition of good health and well-being) and with
our environment is paramount; not to do so only leads to
trouble and disease. I give talks and write extensively on
the subject, and have created a small group of like-thinking
people, ?Dao in the Dales?, who meet on a regular basis to
discuss how Daoist thinking can help us in today?s world. There is no doubt that studying the Eastern arts changes
you as a person, and challenges you when applying them
in a Western context. It makes you feel enormously alive
and gives you a worthwhile purpose in life.
I graduated from the NCA in 2006 and
have since been practising in my own
clinic in a small town in the Yorkshire
Dales. It was through my long-held affection
for Tai Chi that I was drawn to studying
acupuncture at the age of 55. Having spent
35 years analysing, building and maintaining
engineering systems, what greater challenge
and privilege is there than helping the most complex system
of all ? human beings? But it is the Daoist philosophy that
underlies Traditional Chinese Medicine that fascinates me
the most; to maintain balance within ourselves (which is the
TCM definition of good health and well-being) and with
our environment is paramount; not to do so only leads to
trouble and disease. I give talks and write extensively on
the subject, and have created a small group of like-thinking
people, ?Dao in the Dales?, who meet on a regular basis to
discuss how Daoist thinking can help us in today?s world. There is no doubt that studying the Eastern arts changes
you as a person, and challenges you when applying them
in a Western context. It makes you feel enormously alive
and gives you a worthwhile purpose in life.Khalid Zaman Cohort of 2005
As a doctor I have gained first hand
experience of the strengths and limitations
of Western medicine. Over the years I
travelled extensively throughout South
America, India, Tibet & China where I
was introduced to a variety of indigenous
health systems. Several years of reflection,
research and personal experiences finally brought me to
the NCA in 2005. Chinese medicine is a science and art that
attempts to deal with health on many levels. By integrating my
Eastern and Western training I have become a more complete
practitioner.
Since graduating I have been in the process of setting up a TCM based NHS funded pain clinic in general practice.
This will provide access to traditional acupuncture for socially disadvantaged groups suffering from chronic and acute pain syndromes. I strongly believe in building bridges between TCM and Western medicine. Both disciplines have a lot to teach each other and patients will benefit from this integrated approach.
As a doctor I have gained first hand
experience of the strengths and limitations
of Western medicine. Over the years I
travelled extensively throughout South
America, India, Tibet & China where I
was introduced to a variety of indigenous
health systems. Several years of reflection,
research and personal experiences finally brought me to
the NCA in 2005. Chinese medicine is a science and art that
attempts to deal with health on many levels. By integrating my
Eastern and Western training I have become a more complete
practitioner.Since graduating I have been in the process of setting up a TCM based NHS funded pain clinic in general practice.
This will provide access to traditional acupuncture for socially disadvantaged groups suffering from chronic and acute pain syndromes. I strongly believe in building bridges between TCM and Western medicine. Both disciplines have a lot to teach each other and patients will benefit from this integrated approach.
Jess Buck and Di Shimell Cohort of 2005
We graduated from the NCA in 2008 and are already enjoying putting our
training to good use. Di: I am busy building up my practice in Sheffield,
whilst carrying out my MSc research. Jess: I am a locum for a busy practice
in Edinburgh and volunteering for a community based acupuncture project in
Manchester. In January 2009 we are planning to volunteer our newly acquired
acupuncture skills in Palestine, to provide treatments for people living in
refugee camps. We will be travelling out with a group of volunteers through
World Medicine, which is a charity offering complementary therapies to
people around the world suffering the effects of trauma, disaster and poverty
(www.worldmedicine.org.uk). We see this as a great way of developing our
skills and developing flexible work practices, whilst offering much needed
help. Jess says ?It is a fantastic opportunity to offer our skills to people who
have been found to really benefit from what acupuncture can offer.?
We graduated from the NCA in 2008 and are already enjoying putting our
training to good use. Di: I am busy building up my practice in Sheffield,
whilst carrying out my MSc research. Jess: I am a locum for a busy practice
in Edinburgh and volunteering for a community based acupuncture project in
Manchester. In January 2009 we are planning to volunteer our newly acquired
acupuncture skills in Palestine, to provide treatments for people living in
refugee camps. We will be travelling out with a group of volunteers through
World Medicine, which is a charity offering complementary therapies to
people around the world suffering the effects of trauma, disaster and poverty
(www.worldmedicine.org.uk). We see this as a great way of developing our
skills and developing flexible work practices, whilst offering much needed
help. Jess says ?It is a fantastic opportunity to offer our skills to people who
have been found to really benefit from what acupuncture can offer.?
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