Board of Trustees

The British Geriatrics Society is governed by a Board of Trustees which is responsible for the long term direction of the BGS, ensuring that it is solvent, well-run and delivering its charitable mission.

The overall responsibility of the Trustee Board, which meets four times a year, is to provide direction and stewardship for the British Geriatrics Society, by:

• Setting the vision, mission, values and strategic direction of the Society
• Monitoring performance against the Strategy and overseeing the work of committees and Councils which are accountable to the Board
• Acting as the guardians of the charity’s assets, both tangible and intangible, taking all due care over their security, deployment and proper application, and managing risk appropriately
• Ensuring that the Society complies with all constitutional, legal and regulatory requirements
• Being accountable and responsive to the membership
• Providing a high standard of governance.

The Trustee Board consists of: 

• BGS President (who is also the Chair)   
• President Elect (who is the Deputy Chair)
• Honorary Secretary  
• Honorary Treasurer 
• Chair of the Trainees’ Council 
• Chair of the Nurses and AHP Council 
• Chairs of the National Councils: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Lay Trustees X 2. 

Standing committees and Councils which report to the Board:

• BGS England Council 
• BGS Northern Ireland Council
• BGS Scotland Council
• BGS Wales Council 
• Clinical Quality Committee
• Education and Training Committee 
• Finance Committee 
• Policy and Communications Committee
• Research and Academic Development Committee
• Nurses and AHP Council
• Trainees’ Council
• Workforce Committee
• Community and Primary Care Group  

In the event of a vacancy in the office of President-Elect, Deputy Honorary Secretary and/or Deputy Honorary Treasurer, there is a constitutional procedure for filling the vacancy. This may be found here.