Half-way through - time flies!

Iam now over halfway through my three-year presidential term. It’s great to see how all the BSACI groups have responded to the challenge to generate and start to deliver a threeyear strategy. A lot of things have already emerged from across the Society.

Professor Graham Roberts President

The GP with Extended Role (GPwER) in allergy framework has now been completed and endorsed by Royal College of General Practice. The document contains the key competency elements for GPs working in Allergy and is based on both the prior Respiratory and current Dermatology GPwER frameworks. The document was led by Dr Liz Angier and builds on the group’s success in getting allergy into the GP training curriculum.

Dr David Luyt has decided to step back from his role as Chair of SOCC with his pending retirement. David was a core member of SOCC before taking over as Chair in 2020. Under his leadership the group has published guidelines for the management of egg allergy, penicillin allergy de-labelling and pollen food syndrome in the UK. He has also overseen the commencement of a number of other guidelines that will be published over the next few years.

It’s time to renew the senior leadership of the BSACI. We are inviting expressions of interest for a president elect, a treasurer and three vice presidents. It would be great to see applicants from outside the south-east, particularly from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. I’d also like to encourage non-medical members to apply. There are an exciting range of vice president positions with responsibility for key strategic areas for the society. I, Fiona or one of the other current leadership team be very happy to talk about these with anyone.

Finally, an update on our BSACI re-structuring project. This aims to strengthen the leadership of the Society, streamline our processes and align them with the legal framework governing the Society. We have lots of helpful feedback. The current proposed structure is illustrated in the figure on page 17. We would be grateful for any additional feedback over the summer. The new structure will be formally presented at the BSACI Annual General Meeting in October.

The BSACI re-structuring project aims to strengthen the leadership of the Society, streamline our processes and align them with the legal framework governing the Society.

I hope you all have a great summer. I look forward to seeing you all at our BSACI Annual Conference in Harrogate in October.