I always use single-use pre-sterilised disposable needles, which are disposed of immediately after use. The BAcC Code of Safe Practice (The British Acupuncture Council) enforces stringent standards which all BAcC members are required to follow.

The rules also extend to the hygiene and sterilisation of all the other equipment I use within any treatment programme.

According to the BAcC, many surveys show that acupuncture is amongst the safest therapies in use in the UK today.