Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
The Brittle Bone Society
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
registered charity (SCO50854) and company limited by guarantee (SC677346)
Description area
Dates of existence
1968 - Present
History
The Brittle Bone Society (BBS) was founded in Dundee in 1968 by Margaret Grant and is the only UK-wide charity organisation set up to provide support to people affected by the bone condition, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). The Society works closely with specialist medical units and other professionals from across the United Kingdom, plays a crucial role in promoting research into the condition and offers practical support, advice and encouragement to patients and their relatives. The Society continues to operate from its Dundee headquarters and currently has a membership in the region of 1000.
Places
Dundee, Scotland
Legal status
UK Charity
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Margaret Grant (June 29 1933-December 2 2020)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Founder of the Society
Access points area
Subject access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
GB 254 UR-DU
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revision: AB 28/4/2022
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Maintenance notes
A Bachell - revisions made to original authority record 28th April 2022
Exact creation date unknown - first accession for this body made 2010
Exact creation date unknown - first accession for this body made 2010