I’m am sure we are very worried about the war in Ukraine and the plight of the Ukrainian people. The European Society of Radiology is running a campaign to support Médecins Sans Frontières work there so please donate if you feel able https://www.myesr.org/article/3430 . Raw materials for radiopharmaceutical production come form both Ukraine and Russia which could be a problem in a few months if the situation does not improve. We are working with Industry on this already.

Jilly Croasdale  who is a senior radiopharmacist in Birmingham is our President elect. Jilly has been an excellent BNMS treasurer and I am sure she will be a brilliant President. I know the BNMS is in safe hands and I would like to give my congratulations to Jilly. I would also like to thank Charnie Kalirai, a senior physicist from Nottingham, who is taking over from Jilly as BNMS Treasurer. Charnie has been a significant contributor to the BNMS during has time on council and I am confident he will keep us in good financial shape. John Buscombe has stepped down as Past President but has kindly agreed to stay on as NICE representative for the BNMS. John has been a fantastic President for our organisation and really advanced the societies’ causes under his expert and energetic leadership. Thank you John so much for all you have done for the BNMS.

We are working hard in the area of PET-CT commissioning to define standards for future commissioning which I thank Gary Cook for leading on. I am leading a working group on the commission of new PET-CT tracers to derive a better process that allows our patients to benefit earlier from new tracers. We will then use this document to lobby the central NHS for a better and more streamlined process.

We continue to push for technologist professional registration, Jon Buscombe and Chirs Mayes have been attending meetings representing the BNMS on this recently. I have also been pressing had on the issue at the NHS National Imaging Workforce Board.

Tomorrow I fly to Glasgow for a preconference visit with the organising team of our spring meeting.  I am sure it will be a great meeting and if you have not registered I would urge you to do that now. Both the academic and social aspects of the program look amazing and it will be great to be together in person. See you in Glasgow.

Prof Richard Graham

BNMS President