# THE BRITISH AND IRISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 287635
- **Other names:** BRITISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 29, 1983
- **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=287635


## Contact

- **Address:** British Irish Hypertension Society, Unit 2, 3 Quality Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH4 5BP
- **Phone:** 0131 336 4203
- **Email:** administrator@bihs.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bihs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND RELATED VASCULAR DISEASES.

**Activities:** The BIHS produces guidelines for the management of hypertension, undertakes validation of new blood pressure measurement devices and runs an educational programme to support doctors and other healthcare workers involved in understanding the basis of hypertension and improving its treatment.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Helen Warren |  | Sept. 10, 2024 |
| Dr James Peter Sheppard |  | Sept. 14, 2021 |
| Dr Luca Faconti |  | Sept. 17, 2019 |
| Dr Manish Saxena |  | Sept. 10, 2024 |
| Dr Ryan McNally |  | Sept. 10, 2024 |
| Professor Ian Wilkinson |  | Sept. 14, 2021 |
| Professor Phil Chowienczyk |  | Sept. 19, 2023 |
| Sam Olden |  | Sept. 13, 2022 |




