Specialist Groups
Hundreds of appropriately qualified or experienced BAAF members have joined our Health, Legal, Scottish Legal and Research Groups.
These groups:
- Evaluate and comment on new legislation and practice developments
- Advise BAAF staff, its board of trustees and governments across the UK
- Encourage best practice and inter-disciplinary working
- Hold annual meetings and conferences
- Have regional sub-groups that organise seminars and meetings locally
- Sponsor training events for their members.
- Keep their members up to date with developments in their fields
- Allow members to exchange information and ideas, and offer mutual support
The Health Group is not just for doctors and nurses. The Legal Group is not just for lawyers. BAAF members can join the group if they have experience in the legal or health fields. For example, Children's Guardians and Curators ad Litem may join the Legal Group and relevant academics and therapists without medical qualifications may join the Health Group.
To find out about how much our Health and Legal groups have achieved over the years here are two PDF articles that might interest you:
- Doctors and nurses in advance of their time
- BAAF’s contribution to the law relating to adoption and fostering in England and Wales"
Membership
To be eligible for membership of one of these Groups you must be
- A legal or medical adviser to a corporate member of BAAF or
- Suitably qualified or experienced, and an individual member of BAAF or
- A physician, nurse or related professional with a special interest in the relevant area employed by a corporate member of BAAF or
- A specialist or designated nurse for children and young people looked after by a corporate member of BAAF.
Also see:
Contact by phone or email
- Membership Officer John Pratt john.pratt@baaf.org.uk | 020 7421 2635
- Membership Assistant Jane Greenstock jane.greenstock@baaf.org.uk | 020 7421 2631
