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BSA AGM 2016

Monday 5th September 2016 De Montfort University, Leicester

Agenda

• 1. Declaration of interests

Prof David Furness, Secretary

• 2. To approve the Minutes of the AGM held on 3rd September 2015 at Cardiff

University (published on BSA website) Prof David Furness, Secretary

• 3. Matters arising from the minutes

Prof David Furness, Secretary

• 4. Identification of Any Other Business

Prof David Furness, Secretary

• 5. Report from Council

Prof David Furness, Secretary

• 6. Financial Report and to approve the 2015/16 accounts

Mr Barry Downes, Treasurer

• 7. Appointment of Auditors for the year 2015/2016

Mr Barry Downes, Treasurer

• 8. New Council Member appointments

New Council Member will take up position at the conclusion of the AGM Prof David Furness, Secretary

• 9. Chair’s remarks

Dr Huw Cooper

• 10. Incoming Chair’s remarks

Elizabeth Midgely

• 10. Any other business

Prof David Furness, Secretary

Matters Arising

Identification of AOB

Achievements

• Following Council approval in the previous reporting year,

Officers successfully negotiated a management services contract with the Fitwise

• This will result in long term stability in the administration of

the BSA after numerous recent employee problems.

• This meant the closure of the Reading office in August, with

a significant saving on the office budget and more suitably trained staff able to cover activities more effectively.

• Together with the appointment of the Operations Manager,

Laura, the new website and various changes to working practices brought in by Fitwise and Laura, this will improve both governance and general running of the society, leaving Trustees greater opportunity to focus on strategic issues.

Annual Conference

• The Annual Conference was held from 25th – 27th April at

the Ricoh Arena, organised by Fitwise Events team with assistance from LEG and Laura.

• This represented a change from the first week in September

2015 to April 2016 to have a substantial distance between

• ur AC and the BAA conference. It was recognized that this

entailed some risk but was an important move.

• Other changes in style and organisation were intended to

keep the Conference fresh and appealing.

• Although we had a deficit in this first year of the new

approach, we are sure that we will attract further sponsorship and the AC will grow in strength as a flagship event for the society.

Membership

• Membership increased during the year by about 17%.
• There were changes to subscription costs (see

treasurer’s report) to include free membership for students and a small increase in full membership charges.

• The new members’ approval process has been made

simpler, with a list circulated in advance of Council for checking.

• To assist with the approval, individuals who apply are

now expected to provide a few words of background to explain their association with audiology, and reasons why they wish to join BSA.

Website

• The new website goes from strength to strength with an

increasing number of hits and an increasing proportion of international visitors.

• The BSA website houses our internationally respected

Recommended Procedures and Publications, which are a core activity of the BSA.

• One of the key changes to the website over the past year

has been to enhance BSA membership benefits. There are now sections of the website accessible only to BSA members.

• These include: the BSA Strategic Plans, the BSA Annual

Reports, International Journal of Audiology, Audacity, BSA Events such as ‘Lunch and Learn’ and the BSA Special Interest Groups pages.

Research Fund Steering Committee

• REFSco met on 24th March 2016. Four applications were

received of which three were funded as follows:

• Beukes, Baguely, Anderson - Internet-delivered versus face-to-face

clinical care for tinnitus: A randomised control trial.

• Bent, Bardsley, Day, Wild – Investigation of the incidence of

dementia with hearing aid use in the adult population: novel data analysis using audiology and primary-care databases.

• Brennan, Kirkland, Baster - Optimum Use of Tympanometry in

Adults with Down Syndrome

• The balance in the fund before these applications was

£33012. The three grants together add-up to £13388, so the current balance should be £19624. There is an additional potential liability of £600 on one grant to cover repair costs.

Prizes and awards

Prizes nominated by council

• Thomas Simm Littler Lectureship

This prize was awarded to Professor David Moore who gave an excellent, entertaining and informative talk at the BSA annual conference on Personalised Audiology.

• George Harris Award

Mr John Day was chosen as the recipient of this prize in recognition of the role John played in leading the BSA’s response to proposals from some CCGs to limit hearing aid provision for mild to moderate hearing loss.

• Denzil Brooks Trophy

This prize is awarded for promoting excellence in audiological practice and it was awarded to Inga Ferm in recognition for her work in the development, trial and implementation of ABR peer review.

Prizes and awards

Prizes nominated by Members of BSA

• Thomas Simm Littler Prize

Dr Michael Stone won this prize for his distinguished contribution to digital signal processing in hearing devices and improved hearing aid technology and fitting methods.

• Ruth Spencer Prize

This prize is awarded for contribution to clinical services by a registered practitioner and was awarded to Dr Nicci Campbell for her work in the field of APD especially as chair of the BSA special interest group in APD whilst maintaining a clinical and academic interest in cochlear implants and in the work of the audiology department in Southampton. Prize nominated by the editorial team of Audacity

• Jos Millar Shield

This was awarded to Dr Chris Wood for his article published in Audacity issue 6 May 2015 entitled “Under Pressure: NHS Audiology across the UK”

Financial Report

• 2015-16....
• A year of change and exceptional challenges
• A year of preparation for a stronger, more effectively organised Society
• Reading office closure and transfer to Fitwise Ltd:-
• Not if...but when!
• Expensive but necessary to avoid inhibiting implementation of our 2016-2019

Strategic Plan for our Society’s modernisation and development

• Coincidental reduction in income and increased expenditure:-
• Administration transition from Reading to Fitwise Ltd
• Unpaid IJA royalties and under-represented membership income will benefit

2016-17

• Unanticipated losses from events
• Prior year VAT miscalculation and poor attention to aged debtors management
• Development and implementation of measures for effective financial

management

• Deficit for the year.....an investment in the future!

Appointment of the Auditors

With thanks to the following Trustees

Name - Previous Role Name – Previous Role Prof Kevin Munro - Immediate Past Chair Dr Michael Akeroyd - Trustee Prof David Furness – Secretary Dr Helen Pryce - Trustee Chris Cartwright – Trustee

New appointment to Council

Name - New Role Name - New Role Dr Huw Cooper - Immediate Past Chair Carmel Capewell - Trustee Elizabeth Midgley – Chair Imran Mulla – Trustee Ted Killan - Vice Chair Sudhira Ratnayake - Trustee Dr Gareth Smith – Secretary

Chair’s Remarks

• A year of transition
• Strategic direction set for next 4 years
• Positive changes to the Annual Conference
• New and revitalised SIGs
• Tinnitus & hyperacusis
• PAIG
• Adult Rehab
• Now in a period of stability and consolidation

Incoming Chair’s Remarks

• Huge vote of thanks to Huw Cooper
• Last two years as chair huge change and modernisation
• Reading to Fitwise
• Appointment of Operations Manager
• Restructures SIGs and PGG
• Also Kevin steps aside
• Thanks for your vision and foresight for BSA
• Hard acts to follow but I’ll do my best supported by Laura

and the whole of council

• Lots of work to do to ensure our practice is evidence based

and that the evidence base is there to inform our practice

• If you would like to be more involved in any please talk to

any council member, Laura or myself

AOB

Next AGM is September 2017, at the celebration of the BSA turning 50 year old