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Society of British Neurological Surgeons

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Abbreviation
  
SBNS

Type
  
Professional body

Purpose
  
Neurosurgery in the UK

Formation
  
1926

Legal status
  
Non-profit company

Headquarters
  
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, WC2A 3PE

The Society of British Neurological Surgeons is a medical association for British neurosurgeons.

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History

It was formed in 1926, with Sir Geoffrey Jefferson and Professor Norman Dott. Sir Charles Alfred Ballance was the first President. Other founders were Wilfred Trotter, Henry Souttar, Sir Hugh Cairns and Arthur Bankart.

Structure

It is based at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the London Borough of Camden.

Function

It represents neurosurgery in the UK, and disseminates up-to-date information on the latest procedures, and organises conferences and seminars. It regulates the profession. It publishes the British Journal of Neurosurgery.

References

Society of British Neurological Surgeons Wikipedia


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