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BMA Board of Science
Board of Science
This report was prepared under the auspices of the Board of Science of the British Medical
Association, whose membership for 2007/08 was as follows:
HRH the Princess Royal President, BMA
Dr Peter Bennie Chair of the Representative Body, BMA
Dr Hamish Meldrum Chair of Council
Dr David Pickersgill Treasurer, BMA
Mr Tony Bourne Chief Executive, BMA
Dr Kate Bullen Deputy Chair of Council
Professor Sir Charles George Chair, Board of Science
Dr Peter Maguire Deputy Chair, Board of Science
Dr JS Bamrah
Dr Peter Dangerfield
Dr Lucy-Jane Davis
Dr Greg Dilliway
Dr Rajesh Rajendran
Dr David Sinclair
Dr Rafik Taibjee
Dr Andrew Thomson
Dr Dorothy Ward
Dr David Wrigley
Dr Chris Spencer-Jones (by invitation)
Dr John Black (Co-optee)
Dr Mohamed El-Sheemy (Co-optee)
Dr Philip Steadman (Co-optee)
Dr Joannis Vamvakopoulos (Co-optee)
Dr Sally Nelson (Deputy member)
Approval for publication as a BMA policy report was recommended by BMA Board of Professional
Activities on 29 January 2008.
Declaration of interest
There were no competing interests with anyone involved in the research and writing of this
report. For further information about the editorial secretariat or Board members please contact
the BMA Science and Education department which holds a record of all declarations of
interest: info.science@bma.org.uk
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