BPS Council

The British Pain Society Council is made up of up to six Officers and up to nine Council Members. The Council also has the power to co-opt any person to provide expertise in a particular area as may be deemed necessary.

Dates of future Council meetings can be found at the bottom of the page.

If you would like to contact the President, Honorary Secretary or the Honorary Treasurer of the Society, you may send an email using the following addresses:
-President: president@britishpainsociety.org
-Honorary Secretary: secretary@britishpainsociety.org
-Honorary Treasurer: treasurer@britishpainsociety.org

To contact any other Council member, please email info@britishpainsociety.org

The current Members of Council of the British Pain Society are listed below:

Officers

Dr Joan B Hester
President

Qualifications
MB BS FRCA MSc
Term of office
2006-2009

Prof. Paul Watson
President Elect

Qualifications
PhD MSc FCSP
Term of office
2008-2009

Dr William Campbell
Honorary Secretary

Qualifications
MD PhD FFARCSI FRCA Dip PAIN Med.
Term of office
2007-2010

Dr Peter Evans
Honorary Treasurer

Qualifications
MBBS FRCA DMS
Term of office
2007-2010

Elected members of Council

Dr Nick Allcock
Qualifications: PdD, BSc Nursing Studies, Dip. NurseEd, RN, RNT
Term of office: 2005-2008

Dr Eloise Carr
Qualifications: BSc(Hons) RGN, PGCEA, RNT, MSc, PhD
Term of office: 2007-2010

Dr Dave Counsell
Qualifications: MB ChB FRCA
Term of office: 2007-2010

Dr John Goddard
Qualifications: MB BS MRCP FRCA
Term of office: 2007-2010

Professor Richard Langford
Qualifications: MBBS FRCA
Term of office: 2006-2009

Dr Cathy Price
Qualifications: MB BCh DCH FRCA
Term of office: 2006-2009

Professor Jon Raphael
Qualifications: MB ChB FRCA MSc MD
Term of office: 2006-2009

Dr Mick Serpell
Qualifications: MBchB
Term of office: 2008-2011

Dr Stephen Ward
Qualifications: MBBS FRCA
Term of office: 2008-2011

Co-opted members of Council

Professor Sam Ahmedzai
Representative of the Association for Palliative Medicine
Term of office: 2007-2008

Professor Sir Michael Bond
Representative of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
Term of office: 2007-2008

Dr Mike Basler
Honorary Editor, British Pain Society Newsletter
Term of office: 2008-2009

Professor Chris Eccleston
Chair, Scientific Programme Committee
Term of office: 2008-2009

Dr Roger Knaggs
Representative: Pharmacy
Term of office: 2008-2009

Dr Roger Laishley
Representative of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Term of office: 2007-2008

Miss Carol Sweet
Representative: physiotherapy
Term of office: 2007-2008

Mrs Nia Taylor
Chair, British Pain Society Patient Liaison Committee
Term of office: 2008-2009

Professor Irene Tracey
Representative of the British Neuroscience Association
Term of office: 2007-2008

Dates of future Council meetings
The British Pain Society Council usually meets four times a year at the Society’s headquarters in London.

2008

-5 February 2008
-18 April 2008
-11 June 2008
-11 September 2008
-1 December 2008

2009

-3 February 2009