Council
Induction information for Trustees, Officers and Council Members
The Charity Commission has published a Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005). In future, the Society’s activities will have to be reported in even greater detail in the Year End Accounts Annual Report. In addition to the details that we already report, there are instructions to include the following:
(a) Methods of recruitment and appointment of Trustees
(b) Job descriptions and responsibilities of the Trustees
(c) Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees
(d) Organisational Structure of the Society and how decisions are made
(e) Objectives and activities
(f) Achievements and performance
The following information forms the ‘induction pack’ and this is made available to all new Trustees. In addition to the annual presentation by the Accountants to Council on Trustees’ responsibilities, this will form part of the Trustees' training. It deals with most of the additional requirements demanded of the Society by the Charity Commission.
- Introduction and Welcome
- Constitution
- Trustees' Code of Conduct
- Officers’ Job Descriptions
President
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Honorary Archivist
Vice President
- Charity Commission
The Essential Trustee: Introduction
The Essential Trustee: What you need to know
- Charity Commission
The Hallmarks of an Effective Charity
- Trustees Annual Report & Financial Satements
- Policies
Reserves and Investment Policy
- Risk Assessment
Dean Boyce
President 2023
Dean is Consultant and Clinical Lead of the Welsh Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns. His current research areas mirror his clinical interests in peripheral nerve surgery, congenital hand surgery, upper limb cerebral palsy and Dupuytren’s disease.
Jonathan Hobby
Immediate Past President
Jonathan is a Consultant Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT. He served as Honorary Secretary (2016-19) and has been chairman of the BSSH Instructional Courses and is Co-Chair of the FESSH Academy course.
Grainne Bourke
Vice President 2023
Gráinne is a Consultant in plastic reconstructive and hand surgery in Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. Her specialist interests include children’s hand surgery, nerve injury in children and adults, microsurgery and Hand and Upper Limb Transplantation. She is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Leeds leading the hand and plastic surgery academic team. Her research interests include nerve injury, repair and imaging. She is a member of the Leeds' Children Hospital Board.
Carlos Heras-Palou
Vice President Elect 2023
Ian McNab
Honorary Secretary 2022 - 2024
Ian is a specialist Consultant Hand Surgeon at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and John Radcliffe Hospital and has served on the BSSH Council for a number of years. He specialises in carpal tunnel syndrome, tendon problems, hand and wrist injuries and arthritis, and has an interest in complex wrist problems.
Zaf Naqui
Honorary Treasurer 2022 - 2026
Zaf is the Clinical Director and Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon at the Manchester Hand Centre, Salford Royal Hospital. His interests include hand trauma and wrist pain. He also serves as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester.
Elected Council Members
David Clark
Council 2021 – 2023 and Instructional Course Organising Committee Chair
David is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Worthing.
Anuj Mishra
Council Member 2021 – 2023
Anuj is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Manchester.
Lindsay Muir
Council Member 2021 – 2023
Lindsay is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Manchester.
Jane McEachan
Council Member 2022 – 2024
Jane is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Fife.
Sumedh Talwakar
Council Member 2022 – 2024
Sumedh is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Wrightington.
Rebecca Shirley
Council Member 2022 – 2024
Rebecca is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Stoke Mandeville.
Jonathan Jones
Council Member 2023 - 2025
Jonathan is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Peterborough.
Fortune Iwaguwu
Council Member 2023 – 2025
Hywel Dafydd
Council Member 2023 – 2025
The Officers and Council Members listed above are the Trustees of the Society.
Ex Officio Council Members
Meg Birks
Education and Training Committee Chair 2022 - 2024
Meg is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Sheffield.
Alexia Karantana
Chair - Research Committee 2023-2026
Alexia is a Alexia Karantana is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Hand Surgery at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham and Clinical Associate Professor of Hand Surgery at the University of Nottingham
Chrishan Mariathas
Chair - Global Partnerships Committee 2023-2026
Helen Hedley
Chair - Hand Diploma and Masters Committee 2020-2022
Helen was appointed at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire in 2012. She has enthusiastically worked to optimise hand trauma care pathways in Coventry, and has an elective interest in complex wrist conditions. She has served on the Diploma Committee since 2016 and has been Director and Chair of the Diploma Committee since 2020.
Jeremy Rodrigues
Chair - Audit Committee 2020 - 2022
Jeremy is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Aylesbury.
Grey Giddins
Chair - Committee of Management for the Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 2022 - 2027
Grey is a BSSH Past Presdient and Consultant Hand Surgeon based in Bath.
James Beford
Chair - Trauma Committee 2023-2025
Steve Hodgson
Honorary Archivist 2021 - 2025
After hand fellowships in the USA and at Wrightington Steve has worked as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a Hand interest in Bolton since 1993. His main interests are hand and wrist trauma, and supporting the development of hand surgery services in low income countries.
Chye Yew Ng
Chair Interface Committee in Hand Surgery 2021-2023
C.Y. is a Consultant Hand Surgeon based at Wrightington Hospital. He has particular interests in peripheral nerve injuries and scaphoid pathologies.
Robin Horton
PPI Representative
Retired IT Consultant, 4D relational database expert, large scale project manager for public and private sector, performance monitoring expert; Former Charity trustee; Former Chairperson of the Somerset Standards Committee; Former member of the British Computer Society; Former member of the Institute of Management Services; Member of the Somerset Constitution & Standards committee. Co-Opted member of Somerset County Council. Member of Neighbourhood Planning committee.