Disclaimer

All reasonable attempts have been made to provide accurate and recent information, but it is not necessarily comprehensive, and information is of a general nature only which is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual.

Self-diagnosis is not recommended and internet-based advice is no substitute for a face-to-face visit with a healthcare practitioner.

Links

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Availability

We cannot guarantee uninterrupted access to this website, or the sites to which it links. We accept no responsibility for any damages arising from the loss of use of this information.

General

We have taken reasonable care in compiling this web site,we are not responsible for any action taken by any person or organisation, wherever they are based, as a result, direct or otherwise, or information contained in or accessed through this web site. We make no warranties, representations or undertakings about

(a) any of the content of this web site (including, without limitation, the quality, accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of such content), or

(b) any content of any other web site referred to or accessed by hypertext link through this web site ('third party site').

You should consult a suitably qualified person on any specific problem or matter which is covered by any information on this site before taking any further action.

Site Policy

Notes

Transparency and Honesty
The purpose of this site is to provide information about British Acupuncture Council members in Gloucestershire and the practice of acupuncture by its members.

Authority
Descriptions of acupuncture practice are as studied in the UK acupuncture colleges and in P.R.China and elsewhere in the orient and are written by fully qualified and licensed acupuncture practitioners.

Privacy
No personal data about an individual using this site will be obtained without their permission. Where any personal information is shown, for example, names and addresses of practitioners, it is displayed only with prior consent. Name and (optionally) email address are stored on this site with the written consent of British Acupuncture Council members. No other personal data is held on this site.

Currency
Basic information about the British Acupuncture Council and acupuncture practice is unlikely to change very often and therefore pages will not display a last-modified date. However, modern browsers can provide this information via the 'Properties' or 'Page Info' tabs. Practitioner details represent the latest information received from individual member practitioners, and in some cases may have changed.

Accountability
Contact telephone numbers and email addresses is available from the 'contact' page. Users are encouraged to use the contact information to point out any errors or inconsistencies on this web site.

Guidelines on Quality Criteria for Health Related Websites

Transparency and Honesty
* Transparency of provider of site - name, physical address and electronic address of the person or organisation responsible for the site.
* Transparency of purpose and objective of the site.
* Target audience clearly defined (further detail on purpose, multiple audience could be defined at different levels).
* Transparency of sources of funding for site (grants, sponsors, advertisers, non-profit, voluntary assistance).

Authority
* Clear statement of sources for all information provided and date of publication of source.
* Name and credentials of all human/institutional providers of information put up on the site, including dates at which credentials were received.

Privacy
Privacy and data protection policy and system for the processing of personal data, including processing invisible to users, to be clearly defined in accordance with community Data Protection legislation (Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC)..

Currency
Clear and regular updating of the site, with up-date date clearly displayed for each page and/or item as relevant.

Accountability
*Accountability - user feedback, and appropriate oversight responsibility.
* Responsible partnering - all efforts should be made to ensure that partnering or linking to other websites is undertaken only with trustworthy individuals and organisations who themselves comply with relevant codes of good practice.
* Editorial policy - clear statement describing what procedure was used for selection of content.

Accessibility
Accessibility - attention to guidelines on physical accessibility as well as general findability, searchability, readability, usability, etc.
– every effort should be made to make the content of a website accessible to people with disabilities, including sensory impairments and learning difficulties.