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British Sleep Society

The British Sleep Society (BSS) was set up in 1989 to support clinicians, researchers, nurses, technologists, scientists and students with an interest in sleep and sleep disorders. It acts as an umbrella organisation, with charitable status ^[1], that runs two influential scientific meetings each year. The society operates throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Organisation

The society currently has over 400 members, under leadership provided by a 10 member Executive Board ^[2]. The Society is approached by the media, fund raisers and concerned members of the public for support and advice.

Publications

The SRS Bulletin is quarterly newsletter that covers recent developments in sleep research, issues related to SRS, and highlights of members and their laboratories.

Affiliation

Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists ^[3] holds a register of practitioners in six disciplines, one of which is sleep physiology. As part of this the Society is a registered professional body within the Council ^[4], with the aim to improve the safety of patient care.

The Society is affiliated with the European Sleep Research Society ^[5].

Meetings and training

The Society runs an annual training event, aimed at providing training in all aspects of sleep medicine ^[6]. The BSS also holds a bi-annual meeting, to listen to presentations on latest research and clinical developments in sleep and the treatment of sleep disorders. It is the largest meeting in Great Britain dedicated to sleep.

Related fields

The British Sleep Society draws from professions in sleep medicine, statistics, psychology, epidemiology, economics, biology, and mathematics

References

External links

American Sleep Association [1]
Sleep Research Society [2]

[1] ttp://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1009880&SubsidiaryNumber=0

[2] ttps://www.sleepsociety.org.uk/about/422-2/

[3] ttps://www.rccp.co.uk/

[4] ttps://www.rccp.co.uk/articles/110/The-British-Sleep-Society-BSS

[5] ttp://www.esrs.eu/committees-networks/assembly-of-national-sleep-societies-anss/anss-profiles/united-kingdom.html

[6] ttps://www.sleepsociety.org.uk/ismc-and-hands-on-spring-meeting/

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 '''British Sleep Society'''
-The '''British Sleep Society''' (BSS) was set up in 1991 to support clinicians, researchers, nurses, technologists, scientists and students with an interest in [[sleep]] and [[sleep disorders]]. It acts as an umbrella organisation, with [[charitable status]] <ref>http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1009880&SubsidiaryNumber=0</ref>, that runs two influential scientific meetings each year. The society operates throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
+The '''British Sleep Society''' (BSS) was set up in 1989 to support clinicians, researchers, nurses, technologists, scientists and students with an interest in [[sleep]] and [[sleep disorders]]. It acts as an umbrella organisation, with [[charitable status]] <ref>http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1009880&SubsidiaryNumber=0</ref>, that runs two influential scientific meetings each year. The society operates throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
 ==Organisation==
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 [[Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists]] <ref>https://www.rccp.co.uk/</ref> holds a register of practitioners in six disciplines, one of which is sleep physiology. As part of this the Society is a registered professional body within the Council <ref>https://www.rccp.co.uk/articles/110/The-British-Sleep-Society-BSS</ref>, with the aim to improve the safety of patient care.
+The Society is affiliated with the European Sleep Research Society <ref>http://www.esrs.eu/committees-networks/assembly-of-national-sleep-societies-anss/anss-profiles/united-kingdom.html</ref>.
-==Meeting==
+==Meetings and training==
 The Society runs an annual training event, aimed at providing training in all aspects of sleep medicine <ref>https://www.sleepsociety.org.uk/ismc-and-hands-on-spring-meeting/</ref>. The BSS also holds a bi-annual meeting, to listen to presentations on latest research and clinical developments in sleep and the treatment of sleep disorders. It is the largest meeting in Great Britain dedicated to sleep.