We are grateful for the very strong and committed team of individuals acting as the backbone of the Society. If you would like to get in touch with a BSPED Committee, please contact the BSPED Office in the first instance. If you would like to be more involved with the BSPED, please visit our Vacancies Page.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for the strategic aims of the Society, financial planning, liaison with the Department of Health, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Society for Endocrinology. The committee is comprised of three elected Executive Officers: the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer and meets four times per year. The Executive Officers provide representation at the Clinical Committee, the Programme Organising Committee and the Clinical Studies/Research Groups.
Chair: Talat Mushtaq, Leeds
Secretary: Senthil Senniappan, Liverpool
Treasurer: Fiona Regan, London
Clinical Committee
The Clinical Committee was established in 2009 to respond and give opinion on matters in clinical paediatric endocrinology and diabetes. The Committee also develops guidelines for optimal management of children with diabetes and endocrine disorders, participates in the development and maintenance of national audit, facilitates peer-review of paediatric endocrine centres to improve patient care and provides an interface with patient support groups. The Committee meets 4 times per year.
Chair: Jarod Wong, Glasgow
Diabetes Officer: James Yong, Leeds
Digital and Information Officer: Sarah McCarrison, Glasgow
Clinical Guidelines Officer: Melanie Kershaw, Birmingham
Peer Review Officer: Guftar Shaikh, Glasgow
Audit Officer: Elspeth Ferguson, Sheffield
District General Hospital Officer: Ewa Lichtarowicz-Krynska, London
Clinical Standards Officer: James Law, Derby
Nursing Officer: Lisa Hill, Derby
Diabetes Nurse and AHP Officer: Rachel Wright, Nottingham (Nurse) and Nabil Boulos, Southampton (Pharmacist)
Trainee Representative: Katherine Hawton, Bristol
Executive Committee Representative: Senthil Senniappan, Liverpool
Clinical Committee Remit (236 kb)
The clinical content of the website, newsletter and social media engagement falls under the remit of the Clinical Committee. An Online Communication Strategy has been formulated to increase engagement across the membership, provide a platform for guidance, advice and news and promote high quality training and professional development opportunities.
Research Committee
In 2026 the Research Committee was created to replace the Research Special Interest Group to champion and elevate the profile of paediatric endocrinology research at a national and international level, positioning BSPED as a leading authority in the field.
Chair: Helen Storr, London
Deputy Chair: Sinead Mcglacken-Byrne, London
Deputy Chair: James Law, Notthingham
Charlotte Elder, Sheffield
Claire Wood, Newcastle
Justin Davies, Southampton
Pooja Sachdev, Notthingham
Avinaash Maharaj, London
Sasha Howard, London
Programme Organising Committee
The Programme Organising Committee is responsible for the planning and organisation of the annual BSPED meeting. The Committee comprises a Chair, the local organiser/convenor, the local organiser of the forthcoming and previous meetings, endocrine nurse representative, the CME Officer and Executive representation.
Chair: Renuka Dias, Birmingham
2025 Convenor: Paul Dimitri, Sheffield
Chair-Elect & 2026 Convenor: Dinesh Giri, Bristol
2027 Convenor: Claire Wood, Newcastle
CME Officer: Nadia Amin, Leeds
Executive Committee Representative: Talat Mushtaq, Leeds
Paediatric Endocrine Nurse Representatives: Jennifer Gilbert, Oxford and Samantha Gorman, Cambridge
Programme Organising Committee Remit
BSPED Awards Committee
Awards Committee Chair: Charlotte Elder, Sheffield
BSPED Chair: Talat Mushtaq, Leeds
BSPED Secretary: Senthil Senniappan, Liverpool
BSPED Treasurer: Fiona Regan, London
BSPED Clinical Committee Chair: Jarod Wong, Glasgow
BSPED POC Chair: Renuka Dias, Birmingham
Other BSPED Representatives
BSPED Education Officer: Bindu Avatapalle, Cardiff
BSPED Endocrine Nurse Representatives: Jennifer Gilbert, Oxford and Samantha Gorman, Cambridge
BSPED CME Officer / RCPCH Academic Liaison Officer: Nadia Amin, Leeds
Diabetes Research Steering Group 7: Young People With Diabetes: May Ng, Liverpool
RCPCH CSAC Chairs (job share): Dinesh Giri, Bristol and Zainaba Mohamed, Birmingham
CSAC Trainee Representatives: Danielle Eddy, Bristol (GRID); Rabbi Swaby, Nottingham (GRID), Tanya Bhagat, Middlesex (SPIN) and Helen Couch, Cambridge (SPIN)
Adrenal and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Special Interest Group Coordinator: Rathi Prasad, Queen Mary University of London
Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) Special Interest Group Coordinator: Nadia Amin, Leeds
CYP Type 2 Diabetes Special Interest Group Coordinator: Pooja Sachdev, Nottingham and Evelien Gevers, London
Growth Disorders Special Interest Group Coordinator: Gary Butler, London
Hypothalamic Pituitary Tumours (HPAT) Special Interest Group Coordinator: Paul Dimitri, Rotherham and Hoong-Wei Gan, London
Thyroid Special Interest Group Coordinator: James Law, Derby and Tim Cheetham, Newcastle
Pre-Type 1 diabetes Special Interest Group Coordinator: Rachel Besser, Oxford and Tabitha Randell, Nottingham
ACDC Chair: Fiona Regan, London