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Benefits of being part of ARA
Proactive and Dynamic Support
- ARA (under BAF) gained agreement to remove the waiting time for Blood Transfusion.
- We were the only groups allowed to work during the first lockdown.
- Legal Support & Documentation.
- Guidance for treating vulnerable patients.
- Guidance for treating minors.
- Alliances for training in Early Skin Cancer Detection.
- Support in improving patient outcomes.
- Your clinic listed on our “Acupuncture Near Me” map.
Professional Status and Recognition
- ARA has secured your members’ acceptance as healthcare professionals with PHE.
- Parliamentary support via our direct links as well as via our agreement with Unison healthcare trade union.
- Access to our members’ area for useful tools and information.
- Have a direct voice to the ARA board via your member representative.
- ARA brings all styles together forwarding your status and Acupuncture as a whole.
community and supplier discounts
- Access our specially designed and discounted ARA Affinity Insurance Scheme.
- Discounted seminars, meetings, and workshops for your practitioners.
- We have negotiated the cheapest non-contract sharps disposal service available.
- London Boroughs Special Treatment Exempted Status.
Acupuncture Regulatory Authority welcomes new Acupuncture Practitioners
Why Join ARA ?
Our full list of practitioner benefits – can you afford not to join us?
- Fair, affordable annual membership fees
- Heavily discounted, Gold standard insurance and support in the event of adverse incidents
- An explicit, values-led commitment to inclusive, non-judgemental support for all practitioners
- Full professional and legal support for your practice
- Use of our Acupuncture and Herbal Professional Codes of Safe Practice and Conduct
- Access our wide range of health insurance companies for clients
- Access to our Facebook members’ forum
- Free access to over 85 legal policies, contracts and business terms
- Use of our recognised quality mark/logo to display professional status
- Professional status and formal recognition as a Healthcare Professional
- We have a strong safety record, with fully verified audits and low/zero insurance claim history
- A dedicated members’ area accessible via our website or our phone app
- Free listing for your on our clinical/practitioner locator map and search tool to attract new clients
- Responsive, direct support – easily contactable via email, WhatsApp text, or phone call
- Access to Mentoring and Supervision sessions
- Access to our Herbalist Register allowing you to work with a herbalist
- Discounted First Aid for work courses run by acupuncturists
- Expand your practice with our medical courses such as phlebotomy, blood testing and IV drips
- Register your clinic via our partner as a medical clinic with Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- 50% off membership to the College of Medicine
- A range of hotel discounts
- Discounted digital DBS checks
- Access to digital copies of the Clinician Magazine (hard copies available for an additional fee)
- Documentation on how to write a clinical will
- Access to our unique, low-cost “no contract” sharps disposal service
- Access to London licensing exemptions covering acupuncture and related modalities
- Advisories on industry standard guidelines for treating patients under 18
- A host of over 20 partners and discounts allowing you to offer more services and products within your practice
- Recognition and acceptance by numerous healthcare organisations and associations
- Discounts on diploma, CPD training and educational courses
- Have your issues raised at board representation within the ARA (the UK acupuncture stakeholder group), giving members a stronger collective voice in policy decisions
- Track record of successful advocacy and challenging and changing UK government policy
- Refer-a-friend affiliate discounts and commissions
- Regular newsletters keeping your organisations practitioners current with developments in the profession
- Support for continuing education and research
If are a student in addition to the above we can also offer –
Apply for a Student Totum (NUS) discount card via our AA link
Access our discounted Gold Standard Student Insurance