Nurses in Allergy Committee

The Nurses in Allergy group was formed in 2005. We are nurses who work and have specialist expertise, knowledge and interest in allergy. It is our mission to improve and extend the quality of nursing care of patients with allergic disease. We aim to collaborate with other professional bodies and voluntary patient groups to raise awareness and understanding of allergy and its management and to act as patient advocates.   

Objective: The objective of the nurses’ group is to act as a resource for nurses working in the field of allergy, and to support nurses new to the specialism to further develop their skills and competence in this area.

Allergy is an area where nurses play an integral part within the multidisciplinary team. Group members are actively involved in the clinical care of people with allergic disease as well as playing key roles as in research and innovation in the management of allergic disease. The Nurses group provides an ideal opportunity for nurses to be involved in developing and influencing guidelines and policy within the BSACI.

Nurses in Allergy Committee:
We have an expert committee of nurses which meets 4 times per year, to discuss nursing issues in the field of allergy. Many of our committee members feed into other national groups, e.g. Royal College of Nursing Immunology & Allergy Group, National Allergy Advisory Group (NAAG), development of NICE guidelines etc.

Committee members are actively involved in conducting national audits, producing BSACI guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) through the Standards of Care Committee and help with planning the Allied Health Care Programme at the annual BSACI conference.

The committee maintains a database of nurses working in allergy and aims to communicate with group members on a regular basis to share information. We also have an email forum where members can ask for advice or support from other group members.  If you have a question you would like to be sent out to the group, please send it to [email protected]

The committee has 10 members, each who serve a 3 year term (The Chair will be appointed for a term of 2 years). We are very friendly and inclusive – so please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to learn more about how to become a future committee member.

Committee Governance 

BSACI Terms of Reference (ToR) define the purpose and structure of each BSACI committee. It outlines how we appoint committee members and chairs of which a job description for the chair is below.