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British Infection Association

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC029247
Status
Active
Registered
July 26, 1999
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
32 Packman Lane
Kirk Ella
East Yorkshire
HU10 7TL

Contact

Website
britishinfection.org

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health'

To provide expert opinions and represent the views of specialists in infection to anybody seeking advice relevant to infection or infection professionals. This is done through education and training, Infection-related research and collaboration with other infection-related specialist groups.

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'

Objectives: The Association aims to ensure the optimum delivery of healthcare to patients diagnosed with infection, and to represent the interests of its members. Specifically: - To provide expert opinions and represent the views of specialists in infection to anybody seeking advice relevant to infection or infection professionals. - To set and review standards in infection practice including the development of guidelines, working in collaboration where appropriate. - To support members of the Association in the performance of their professional duties. - To develop and provide education and training in infection for all and in particular to support training grades. - To foster excellence in all aspects of infection-related research. - To support all aspects of communication between different branches of infection medicine and to work towards the development of an integrated voice for infection specialists. - To provide a public face for infection and represent infection opinions to the general public and to patients. Groups who might be expected to consult The British Infection Association include, but are not limited to, the Department of Health and similar bodies in the devolved government, the Royal Colleges, NICE, statutory medical bodies, House of Lords select committees and other professional bodies, including the professional media. Provision of advice to the general public on personal or individual medical conditions is outside the remit of the Association.

Geography

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2024 £419,223 £306,313
Sept. 30, 2023 £465,264 £281,262
Sept. 30, 2022 £567,096 £444,611
Sept. 30, 2021 £399,787 £177,043
Sept. 30, 2020 £328,970 £185,262