Code of Ethics

The Society was formed to promote the understanding and better use of Chinese Medicine as a complimentary part of conventional medicine and the National Health Service.
Our members are those who have qualified in the study of Chinese Medicine at Bachelor or Master degree level through Traditional Chinese Medicine courses at Universities in China and equivalent courses in the U.K.
Affiliated Members are other medicine professionals who are interested in the study of Chinese Medicine and its promotion as part of the medical resources available to the public in Britain both through private treatment and the NHS
We provide assistance and information to the public and our members about difficult disease cases with medical advice from some of the leading experts in the field throughout the UK.
Our ethical policy has been derived from the best practices of British medicine and the
equivalent standards developed for the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and updated to include the proposed legislation of Complimentary Medicine in the U.K.

1) At all times practitioners must act in the interests of patients and other members of the public and seek to provide the best possible health care for the community in partnership with the other health professions.
2) Practitioners must treat all those who come to them for advice or professional service with courtesy, respect and confidentiality.
3) Practitioners must allow their patients to take personal decisions about the treatment they recommend and provide adequate, clear explanation as to why the recommendations are made from which their patients can make proper judgment concerning the treatment.
4) Practitioners must ensure that their knowledge, skills and performance are of a high quality, up to date, evidence based and relevant to their field of practice and any statutory duties to be fulfilled.
5) Practitioners must at all times behave with integrity, probity and adhere to the accepted standards of personal and professional conduct and not engage in any behaviour or activity likely to bring the profession into disrepute or undermine public confidence in the profession.

1) All practitioners prime concern, irrespective of their area of expertise, must be for the wellbeing and safety of patients and the public.
2) Where practitioners are in management their responsibility also covers the procedures of all colleagues and employees working under their management. The practitioner must ensure that procedures are in place to minimize the risks as well as ensuring that their own work procedures are safe and effective.
3) All practitioners are required to regularly up date their knowledge of legislation and regulation covering all aspects of the profession and their ability to comply with these.

1) Any information regarding the services provided by the practitioner must be accurate and honest.
2) All information and publicity for goods and services must be legal, decent and truthful and presented in a manner not to bring the profession into disrepute and must not abuse the trust or exploit the lack of knowledge of the patients and public.

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