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BOMSS

British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society

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Vision, mission and values

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Our Constitution

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Vision

Access to safe and effective treatment for people living with with severe and complex obesity across the UK.

Mission

The mission of the society is to advance the art and science of metabolic and bariatric surgery by continually improving the quality and safety of care and treatment of people with severe obesity and related diseases through:

  • Access
    • Advocating for health care policy that widens access to high quality care and treatment for people living with severe and complex obesity
    • Acknowledging and challenging stigma and bias in the healthcare setting affecting people with severe and complex obesity
  • Safety
    • Rigorously documenting early and long term outcomes of our treatments
    • Learning from adverse outcomes and events
  • Authority
    • Being the nationally recognized authority and resource for metabolic and bariatric surgery
  • Collaboration
    • National - Government and patent bodies
    • Professional societies - Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (ALSGBI), The Society for Obesity & Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBA)
    • International – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI)
  • Education
    • Serving the educational and professional needs of our multidisciplinary membership
    • Education of health professionals on obesity and related conditions
  • Information
    • Trusted portal of information for patients
    • Trusted portal of information for health care professionals
  • Research
    • Leading and supporting high quality and patient centred research to advance the science and understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery
Values

Our values shape the culture of BOMSS and define the character of our charity:

  • Trusted
  • Expert
  • Diverse, inclusive and non-stigmatising
  • Open minded and reflective
  • Evidence focussed and outcome driven
  • Courageous and ambitious

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British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society CIO (BOMSS)
C/O Executive Business Support
Davidson Road
City Wharf
Lichfield
WS14 9DZ

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01543 442 195

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