Advantages Of ARA Registration​
Government Engagement and Representation
As the largest independent regulatory group involving and inviting any and all acupuncture organisations to participate in the voice of the sector our regulatory role is to engage with and provide advice to a wide range of Government and governance bodies.
Status
Practitioners who hold current registration with the ARA are seen to meet nationally agreed professional standards for the safe practice of their discipline and in relation to Patient Safety.
Single Source Validation
The National Register entry for a registrant may be validated online in real time. This facility provides the public and healthcare professionals with immediate validation of a practitioner’s status.
Find a Practitioner
The ARA National Register is a central database of practitioners of for the UK and is searchable by discipline, speciality and location.
Employment
The ARA services are used by a vast range of sector providers seeking to employ practitioners of complementary medicine. Employment enquiries are received from Care providers, GP’s, Healthcare Providers, Hospices, Practice Managers, and Therapy Centres.
Private Providers
ARA registrants are recognised as appropriate for client use by a wide range of healthcare cash-plan providers, Health Insurance providers and direct healthcare providers.
Advertising Support
The ARA advertising guidelines for practitioners provides nationally agreed guidelines on acceptable advertising terms, benefit statements, conditions treated and available research for a wide range of complementary therapy disciplines.
Environmentally Friendly Resources
ARA Registrants have access to the ARA online facility providing copies of our support documents, knowledgebase, partner portals, register entry documents, clinic locator as well as a range of logos, posters, leaflets, reference documents, and other support materials.
Regulatory Body
A regulatory body is different to an association and –
• Acts in the interest of the public and has processes open and accountable to the public and the profession
• Independent of professional bodies
• Promotes the process of regulation
• Administers a single register of practitioners who meet agreed criteria.
• Works with the profession to agree and oversee minimum standards.
• Sets requirements for generic continuing professional development (CPD)
• Publishes codes of conduct and/or ethics
• Has a ‘council’ or governing body which includes lay and professional representatives
• Has published complaints & disciplinary procedures
• Provides information to the public about the therapy and what to expect.
• Liaises with government and other organisations when required.
• Operates Fitness to Practise procedures to remove practitioners from the register