
Meet Alison Savory
Alison Savory
BSc (Hons), DipTN, LicAc, MBAA, ACT, PhD
Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine
Alison is a highly respected and experienced Acupuncturist and Herbalist.
Since childhood, Alison has always wanted to help “make sick people better“.

Initially this led her into clinical research (with a First Class degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) and a PhD in Clinical Medicine from Cambridge. She had a successful fifteen-year career in the Pharma industry sector, up to senior Global and European commercial and medical roles in a wide range of therapeutic areas, but with increasing seniority came the realisation that she was increasingly isolated from her original goals.

Alison has never lost sight of her initial wonder at the power of Acupuncture for Fertilityand its benefits in Pregnancy. This remains a major focus of her clinic and study and in 2013 she founded and was still Chair of ACT Berkshire, a professional network of Acupuncturists with a special interest in Fertility and Pregnancy. She cares deeply that all people should have access to this wonderful system of medicine and loved being a volunteer Acupuncturist at My Cancer My Choices Charity working within the NHS at the HealthSpace, Brant’s Bridge, Bracknell
The core premise of “one” is that each person is treated as one whole person, so Alison welcomes all patients who have a desire and commitment to make changes and restore health and balance, ultimately so they can reach their full potential and live life well.

When not treating patients in the clinic or studying, Alison loves to go for long walks on Devon beaches, camping in Wales, playing with her children, reading fantasy novels in a hot tub.


Qualifications & Professional Membership
- BSc (Hons) Acupuncture (First Class)
- Licentiate in Acupuncture (LicAc)
- Professional Diploma in Tui Na (Chinese therapeutic massage) (Distinction)
- Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine Jing Fang Lineage (S Robidoux, Beijing)
- PhD in Clinical Medicine (Cambridge)
- Bsc (Hons) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (First Class)
- Full Member of the British Acupuncture Associaion & Federation
- Founder & Chair of Acupuncture for Conception to Childbirth Team (ACT) Berkshire
- Past-member of the British Fertility Society
- Volunteer Co-ordinator Fertility Network UK (Devon)
- License to Practice Acupuncture from Bracknell Forest & Wokingham Councils
For many years ,Alison was a full member of, and acted as a national spokesperson for the British Acupuncture Council. You can watch her talk about Traditional Acupuncture as part of the National Awareness Week 2017 (6th to 12th March 2017) You can also watch her patients talking about Acupuncture for Fertility and Back Pain, recorded by the British Acupuncture Council.
When you decide to have acupuncture treatment you’ll want to be sure you’re going to be in safe hands. Seeing Alison, a British Acupuncture Association (BAA) member, will bring:
Degree-level training
BAA members are fully trained in acupuncture to degree level, meeting standards laid down by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Codes of professional behaviour
All members agree to abide by the BAA’s codes of professional conduct and safe practice, which lay down benchmark standards for the whole of the UK acupuncture profession. These are avaialable here.
Professional development
Every member has to undertake at least 12 hours continuing professional development a year. Alison’s average formal Continued Professional Development is between 100-200 hours per year.



Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Reproductive Autoimmunity (Advanced) (Naava Carmen)
- Acupuncture for Gynaecology and Fertility (Jani White)
- Acupuncture for PCOS & Endometriosis (Jani White)
- Male & Female Fertility (Jill Glover)
- Fertility & Obstetric Clinical Skills (ACT Berkshire)
- Eight Extra-Ordinary Vessels in Fertility (ACT Berkshire)
- Eight Extra-Ordinary Vessels in Fertility (Jani White)
- Acupuncture for Gynaecology and Fertility (Jani White)
- Fertility in Older Women & Immune Disorders (Naava Carmen)
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) (Naava Carmen)
- The Treatment of Infertility by Chinese Medicine (Prof. Yuning Wu, Beijing)
- Nourishing Foods for Fertility (Frances Turner)
- Acupuncture in Pregnancy (Dr Debra Betts)
- Pregnancy Care for Specific Conditions (Dr Debra Betts)
- Confidence in Maternity Acupuncture (D Betts)
- Step Further in Obstetric Acupuncture (Sarah Budd)
- Fertility & Obstetric Clinical Skills (ACT Berkshire)
- Treating Pregnant Women (Rebecca Avern)
- Step Further in Obstetric Acupuncture (Sarah Budd)
- Obstetrics (Jani White)
- Doula Training (Michel Odent)
- Acupuncture for Gynaecology and Fertility (Jani White)
- Japanese Acupuncture (Gynaecology focus) (Marian Fixler)
Mental & Emotional Health
- NADA (Detox Ear Acupuncture) (Rachel Peckham)
Pain & Inflammation
- Acupuncture for Integrated Pain Management (Conference)
- Battlefield Acupuncture (Pain) (John Howard)
Cancer Support
- Getting My Life Back after Cancer (Dr Beverly de Valois)
- Allergy & Auto-immune disorders (Ken Lloyd)
- Reproductive Autoimmunity (Advanced) (Naava Carmen)
- Reproductive Autoimmunity (Advanced) (Naava Carmen)
Diet & Lifestyle (TCM)
- Understanding & Using Medicinal Mushrooms in Practice (Martin Powell)
- Chinese Herbs as Food (Ken Lloyd)
- Health Preservation (TCM)(Philip Weeks)
- Chinese Nutrition TCM (Daverick Leggett)
- Nourishing Foods for Fertility (Frances Turner)
General Acupuncture & Other Techniques
- Electroacupuncture (Stephen Lee)
- Trigger Point Acupuncture (N Garner)
- Scalp Acupuncture (Dr Suzanne Robidoux)
- Yuan Qi Classical Acupuncture (Dr Suzanne Robidoux)
- Cosmetic Acupuncture (Paul Adkins)
- Qi & Needle Technique (Angie Hicks)
- Beyond Needling (Michael Phoenix)
- Advanced Needling (Charlie Buck)
- The Science of Gua Sha (Dr Arya Nielsen)
- Tung Acupuncture (Levels 1,2,3,4,5) (Philip Weeks)
- Focusing for Acupuncturists (Angela Hicks)
- Neuromuscular Taping (Martin Powell)
- Japanese Moxa (Snow Wang)
- Liu Jing: Six Divisions (Rupert Lander)
- The Face: Cosmetic Revitalisation & Common Illnesses (Jong Baik)
- Sensory Acuity (Dr John Hicks)
- Five Elements -Getting Better at Getting the CF (Angie & Dr John Hicks)
- Universal Process (1-3)(Satyen Raja)
- Current First Aid Certificate (Adult Basic Life Support)
- British Acupuncture Council Conference (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
