Welcome to the website of the British Hernia Society.
We are primarily a professional organisation for surgeons with an interest in hernia surgery, and are involved with teaching, training and guideline development. We also aim to act as an authoritative unbiased resource of hernia information for GPs, other healthcare professionals and patients.
If there is any hernia related information that you cannot find on the site please contact us.
The British Hernia Society was created in 2003 by a group of surgeons with an interest in hernia surgery. The aim was to re-establish British hernia surgery. Find out more »
Following on from the highly successful BHS meeting in Manchester we are looking forward to the combined BHS and European Hernia Society meeting in Edinburgh in 2014 Find out more »
Operation Hernia is a surgical programme intended to treat and teach inguinal hernia surgery in low and middle income countries. It was initiated in 2005 in Takoradi, Ghana. Find out more »
