# BRITISH COCHLEAR IMPLANT GROUP CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182494
- **Other names:** BCIG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 15, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1182494


## Contact

- **Address:** Department of Otolaryngology, Peter Mount Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M13 9WL
- **Phone:** 01274 364853
- **Email:** info@bcig.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bcig.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, BEST PRACTICE AND AWARENESS IN THE FIELD OF HEARING IMPLANTATION, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE DISSEMINATION OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT RESEARCH TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO IMPROVE HEARING, COMMUNICATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

**Activities:** The British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG) is a UK and Ireland charity which campaigns and advocates on behalf of patients, acts as a point of contact for advice and information, supports and undertakes research; in order to promote the benefits of hearing implants. BCIG is a national organisation operating from hearing implant clinics and research organisations.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Jane Gallacher** | Chair | April 26, 2022 |
| Anirvan Banerjee |  | April 26, 2022 |
| Catherine Killan |  | April 14, 2023 |
| Dr Emma Jane Stapleton |  | April 26, 2022 |
| Dr Ying Guo |  | April 14, 2023 |
| Hannah Meakin |  | March 14, 2023 |
| Jenny Townsend |  | April 14, 2023 |
| Rhian McTaggart |  | April 14, 2023 |




