Council / Advisory

Council

The ultimate authority within the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland rests with Council of which all directly elected members and the officers are voting members. These individuals take on responsibilities as company directors of both the AAGBI and the AAGBI Research & Education Trust. There are a number of co-opted (non-voting) members of Council and of the various subcommittees. Council has the discretion to delegate authority to sub-committees as it sees fit. There are 12 elected members of Council, each serving for a period of four years. Nominations from members of the Association are requested in March each year to fill the three vacancies which arise and a postal ballot is held. The successful candidates are announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September.

Council meets every two months throughout the year. Additional meetings may be convened if required.

Officers

Dr David Whitaker - President (Manchester)
Dr Richard Birks - President Elect (Sheffield)
Dr William Harrop-Griffiths - Honorary Secretary (London)
Dr Leslie Gemmell - Honorary Secretary Elect (Wrexham)
Dr Iain Wilson - Honorary Treasurer (Exeter)
Dr Ian Johnston - Honorary Membership Secretary (Inverness)
Dr David Bogod - Editor-in-Chief, Anaesthesia (Nottingham)

Vice Presidents

Prof Alastair Chambers (Aberdeen)
Dr Michael Wee (Poole)

Elected Members

Dr Valerie Bythell (Newcastle)
Dr Nick Denny (Kings Lynn)
Dr Andrew Hartle (London)
Professor Chandra Kumar (Middlesbrough)
Dr Bernard Liban (London)
Dr Sean McDevitt (Dublin)
Dr Ellen O'Sullivan (Dublin)
Professor David Rowbotham (Leciester)
Professor Robert Sneyd (Plymouth)
Dr Ranjit Verma (Derby)
Dr Michael Wee (Poole)
Dr Steve Yentis (London)

GAT

Dr Chris Meadows - Chairman (London)
Dr Felicity Howard - Honorary Secretary (Suffolk)

Co-opted

Dr C Neil Adams (Chairman, Museum and Archives Committee)
Dr Hilary Aitken (Editor, Anaesthesia News)
Dr Venkata Ramana Alladi (Chairman, SAS Committee)
Dr Diana Dickson (Chairman, Welfare Committee)
Surgeon Captain Charles Johnston(Armed Forces Representative)
Dr Kathleen Ferguson (Convenor, Scottish Standing Committee)
Dr Rory Page (Convenor, Irish Standing Committee)
Dr Judith Hulf (President, RCoA)
Dr John McAdoo (President, RCSI)

Advisory

All officers and elected members are members of Advisory and there are a smaller number of co-opted members. One of the principal functions of Advisory is to consider strategy and the general direction of Association policy in a less formal manner than could be achieved at Council. Essentially Advisory acts as a "think tank" for the Association and its deliberations permit a much deeper discussion of a few selected topics which can then be brought back to Council.

The Advisory Committee meets on five occasions, usually on the morning of Council meetings. Additional meetings may be convened as necessary.

Finance

Membership at present includes all officers, elected members of Council and the AAGBI's Financial Advisor. It meets three times and considers all matters relating to the management of the Association's finances. It makes recommendations to Council regarding major items of expenditure, the draft annual financial statement and subscription levels.

The Committee meets three times a year.