Will my health insurance cover Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is covered by most health insurance companies - VHI, Quinn, HSF and Hibernian. The Acupuncturist will give you a receipt that you can submit to the insurance company.

As a fully qualified Acupuncturist with full professional indemnity, public liability insurance and being a member of a professional association you will be able to claim back money from your treatment. However as there are many different levels of cover with each health insurance company I advise you to check with your individual plans terms and conditions.

Safety and hygiene in the clinic;

• Cathy Flynn is fully qualified and a member of a professional association AFPA
• All Acupuncturists receive anatomy training and many hours of clinical supervision in order to reduce the risk of injury to the patient
• As needles are single use and sterile to eliminate the risk of infection
• Acupuncture as a medical system carries little risk
• Ethics and code of conduct is important in the clinic
• Strict hygiene standards are enforced at all times regarding hand hygiene, sterilisation of site of needle insertion and disposal of needles
• The sterile needles are opened in front of the patient as required ensuring hygiene