About the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED)

The society aims to improve the care of children and young people with endocrine disorders or diabetes mellitus, by bringing together professionals from a range of disciplines. This includes tertiary paediatric endocrinologists and diabetologists, general paediatricians, researchers, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of these patients.

The BSPED is recognised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) as the sole UK society responsible for this field of paediatric medicine. We govern the training of doctors in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes, and actively support the ongoing training and education of healthcare professionals in this specialist area. The society encourages collaboration and open dialogue, with abundant opportunities for the dissemination of research results.

The BSPED promotes the generation of evidence-based guidelines that will lead to more consistent management of endocrine disorders and diabetes mellitus throughout the UK.

The society also aims to advance education in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes for professionals, patients and their parents. The BSPED is able to fund research and clinical audits with support from a number of benefactors.

History of the BSPED

The society was formally constituted and named at the Annual General Meeting in Liverpool in 1979. Before 1979, members met as the British Paediatric Endocrine Group (BPEG), which was formed following a paediatric endocrine symposium convened by Dr Connie Forsyth, in Dundee in April 1972.

The BSPED is one of the affiliated speciality groups of the former British Paediatric Association, now the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Past Officers

Current officers and committee members are listed on our Committees page