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BPS Council

The Council is the primary decision-making group within the Society. Our elected Officers and Council Members provide leadership, insight, and expertise to drive forward the mission and objectives of the British Pain Society.

If you would like to contact any of our Officers and Council Members, please email [email protected].

Contents

  1. Officers
  2. Elected members of Council
  3. Co-opted members of Council
  4. Dates of future Council meetings

Officers

Prof. Roger Knaggs

Prof. Roger Knaggs

President

Term of office: 2023-2027

Dr Neil Collighan

Dr Neil Collighan

President-Elect

Mr Martin Hey

Mr Martin Hey

Honorary Secretary

Term of office: 2024-2028

Dr Iain Jones

Dr Iain Jones

Qualifications: MB ChB FRCA FFPM

Interim Honorary Treasurer

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Elected members of Council

Dr Sarah Harrisson

Dr Sarah Harrisson

Qualifications: PhD, MCSP

Term of office: 2024-2028

Dr Mahindra Chincholkar

Dr Mahindra Chincholkar

Qualifications: MBBS, MD, Dip Health (EBM), FRCA, FFPMRCA

Term of Office: 2023-2027

Dr Manojit Sinha

Dr Manojit Sinha

Qualifications: MRCA, FCAI, FFPMRCA

Term of Office: 2023-2027

Dr Shafaq Sikandar

Dr Shafaq Sikandar

Neurobiology

Term of office: 2025-2029

Dr Deepak Ravindran

Dr Deepak Ravindran

Anaesthesia

Term of office: 2025-2029

Dr Alan Fayaz

Dr Alan Fayaz

Anaesthesia

Term of office: 2026-2030

Dr Suneet Nayee

Dr Suneet Nayee

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management

Term of office: 2026-2030

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Co-opted members of Council

Prof. Edmund Keogh

Prof. Edmund Keogh

Chair, Scientific Programme Committee

Term of office: 2023-2026

Elsje de Villiers

Elsje de Villiers

Representative: Physiotherapy Pain Association

Term of office: 2023-2026

Mrs Kate Thompson

Mrs Kate Thompson

Chair, Education Committee

TERM OF OFFICE: 2024 - 2027

Dr Alan Fayaz

Dr Alan Fayaz

Chair Communications and Strategy Committee

TERM OF OFFICE: 2024 - 2027

Prof Christina Liossi

Prof Christina Liossi

Editor, British Journal of Pain

DR NICK FALLON

DR NICK FALLON

Co-Chair, Science & Research Committee

TERM OF OFFICE: 2024 - 2027

Prof Harbinder Kaur Sandhu

Prof Harbinder Kaur Sandhu

Psychology

TERM OF OFFICE: 2025 - 2029

Mr Charles Crawford

Mr Charles Crawford

Speciality Dentist and GDP

Editor of Pain News

Dr Jan Vollert

Dr Jan Vollert

Pain Researcher

IASP representative

Dr David Pang

Dr David Pang

CHAIR, CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS COMMITTEE

TERM OF OFFICE: 2025 - 2029

Mr Tim Atkinson

Mr Tim Atkinson

Chair of Expert Patient and Carer Committee

Term of office: 2026-2030

Dr Nathan Skidmore

Dr Nathan Skidmore

Chair of Student and Early Career Practitioner Committee

Term of office: 2026-2030

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Dates of future Council meetings

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

 

2026

  • 23rd June (Virtual)
  • 16th September (In person)
  • 19th November (Virtual)

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