Clinical Affairs Committee

Overview

The Clinical Affairs Committee is responsible for clinical engagement and input into BSR’s proactive and reactive public policy agenda.

The committee provides expert advice on matters requiring clinical guidance, supports advocacy and campaigning work, responds to relevant consultations, proactive in its national work to influence changes in policy or practice in rheumatology and providing external representation where required, delegates requests for new guidance to the relevant working group and supports BSR to effectively communicate with members about changes in policy and practice determined at a national-level, considering what is needed for implementation. They are also responsible for clinical audit and overseeing the work of the Guidelines Steering Group.

Committee members
Chair: Zoe McLaren
Member: Hector Chinoy
Member: Tavi Aragon
Member: Sarah Bingham
Member: Sarah Harvey
Member: Emily Rose-Parfitt
Member: Sabrina Raizada
Member: Charlotte Sharp
Member: Ben Mulhearn
Member: Arvind Kaul
Member: Mark Perry
Member: Subhra Raghuvansh (co-opted for 1 year)
Member: Kishore Warrior (co-opted for 1 year)

Co-opted representatives
Trainees Committee Representative: Sarah Stewart
Specialised Commissioning/CRG: Shouvik Dass (co-opted for 3 years)
RCP Outpatients: Theresa Barnes (co-opted for 1 year)