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The SBNS and Global Neurosurgery
The Society of British Neurological Surgeons is keen to support the development of high quality neurosurgical care in all the countries of the world.
We are engaged in the following activities:
- Running Global Neurosurgery Research Networks and multi-centre trials.
- Visiting experts from UK and Ireland can be identified and approached to help with virtual or face to face training and education.
- Twining of neurosurgical centres in UK and Ireland with centres around the world is a new initiative, please contact us if your centre would be keen to participate.
- Clinical observerships in UK can be facilitated.
- Facilitating UK and Ireland trainee visits to neurosurgical centres in low and middle income countries.
Click below for a list of UK consultants involved with the Global Neurosurgery Initiative.
It was a privilege to attend the Global Neuro Advanced Course – Neurosurgery with Anatomical Specimens in London. I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to you and the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), in partnership with Global Neuro, for making my participation possible through the bursary support programme. As a neurosurgery resident from Benin, a low- and middle-income country (LMIC), this opportunity was particularly meaningful. The course provided an invaluable learning experience, and I returned home with enhanced knowledge, renewed motivation, and an even stronger commitment to becoming an excellent neurosurgeon, despite the constraints and challenges of my training environment. I am deeply grateful for the investment you and your colleagues are making in the development of future neurosurgeons.
2nd WFNS Global Neurosurgery Conference and 1st ISGNS Conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 11th-18th April 2026 - Report Chris Barrett
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Membership of the SBNS for lower and middle income countries
The SBNS offer discounted membership for all practitioners who have demonstrated an interest in the British Neurological Society and are from a lower or middle income country.
To take advantage of this offer please apply through the membership page.
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