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

Prof. Sir Michael Bond
Interim President

Qualifications
MD PhD FRCS FRCPsych FRCP DPM DSc FRSE
Term of office
2009-2010

Dr Joan B Hester
Immediate Past President

Qualifications
MB BS FRCA MSc
Term of office
2009-2010

Dr William Campbell
Honorary Secretary

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

Dr Patricia Schofield
Honorary Secretary Elect

Qualifications
RGN PhD PGDipEd DipN
Term of office
2009-2010

Dr Peter Evans
Honorary Treasurer

Qualifications
MBBS FRCA DMS
Term of office
2007-2010

Dr John Goddard
Honorary Treasurer Elect

Qualifications
MBBS MRCP FRCA FFPMRCA
Term of office
2009 - 2010

Elected members of Council

Dr Nick Allcock
Qualifications: PdD, BSc Nursing Studies, Dip. NurseEd, RN, RNT
Term of office: 2008-2011

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 Sam Eldabe
Qualifications: MBChB FRCA FFPMRCA
Term of office: 2009-2012

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

Dr Edward Lin
Qualifications: MB ChB BAO MSc BSc FRCA MRCP MD
Term of office: 2009-2012

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

Dr Thanthullu Vasu
Qualifications: MBBS MD DNB FRCA FFPMRCA FIPP Dip Pain Mgt
Term of office: 2009-2012

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: 2009-2010

Dr Mike Basler
Honorary Editor, British Pain Society Newsletter
Term of office: 2009-2010

Mr Neil Berry
Representative: Psychology
Term of office: 2009-2010

Ms Heather Cameron
Representative of the Physiotherapy Pain Association
Term of office: 2009-2010

Dr Beverly Collett
Representative of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
Term of office: 2009-2010

Ms Felicia Cox
Co-Editor, Reviews in Pain
Term of office: 2009- 2012

Professor Chris Eccleston
Chair, Scientific Programme Committee
Term of office: 2009-2010

Professor Martia Fitzgerald
Representative: Science
Term of office: 2009-2010

Dr Roger Knaggs
Representative: Pharmacy
Term of office: 2009-2010

Dr Roger Laishley
Representative: Faculty of Pain Medicine, RCoA
Term of office: 2009-2010

Ms Celia Manson
Representative: Royal College of Nursing
Term of office: 2009-2010

Dr Michael Platt
Co-Editor, Reviews in Pain
Term of office: 2009-2012

Mrs Nia Taylor
Chair, British Pain Society Patient Liaison Committee
Term of office: 2009-2010

Ms Suzy Williams
Representative: Occupational Therapy
Term of office: 2009-2010

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

2010

- 2 February 2010
- 16 April 2010 (at the ASM)
- 16 June 2010
- 23 September 2010
- 30 November 2010