The British Hyperbaric Association is a charitable organisation promoting and supporting the use of hyperbaric medicine in the British Isles.
The BHA operates a helpline which offers emergency medical advice to divers and healthcare professionals caring for divers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This service is not commissioned by the NHS and is provided free of charge on behalf of the BHA.
More about usWhat is HBOT?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment which significantly increases the amount of oxygen available to the body’s tissues, thereby creating an environment that is more conducive to healing certain conditions.
Discover moreMembers
Membership of the British Hyperbaric Association is made up of representatives from hyperbaric facilities all around the British Isles.
Discover moreEducation
Many of us have always wanted to combine diving and our medical work, and Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine is a chance to do this.
Discover moreWhat we do at The British Hyperbaric Association
Promote
To promote the understanding and safe practice of hyperbaric medicine, through:
- Annual scientific meetings
- Additional training events
- Regular peer review & appraisal
- Provision of BHA National Diving Accident Helpline for advice on emergency diving injuries.
Regulate
To self-regulate, so that member chambers work within accepted clinical and technical standards and legislation in order to ensure that they deliver hyperbaric oxygen therapy to patients in an appropriate and safe manner.
Share Knowledge
To encourage the exchange of information on treatment problems, a common database, the best use of resources available, and methods of closer unification.
Discuss
To provide a forum for discussion of hyperbaric therapy in the British Isles, with particular consideration of:
- Clinical indications
- Therapeutic standards
- Audit and research
- Funding
- Management
Advance
To encourage peer group review and dissemination of current medical advances. This and the previous objective are now reinforced by the BHA’s appraisal process.
Develop
To develop common patient pathways for already recognised and funded conditions, while working with commissioners, stakeholders in the NHS and private sectors, and above all patients to further the benefits of HBOT to as wide an audience as possible.
Latest News
25 November 2024
BHA Annual Scientific Meeting: Student Report
The BHA and Mimir Marine supported 5th year medical student Martyna Jackiewicz to attend the BHA ASM 2024 in Hull. Here are some of her thoughts: “As a 5th-year medical student with aspirations to specialise in hyperbaric medicine, attending the…
26 June 2024
Medical student wins Josheph Priestley Essay prize
Final year medical student Ikenna Ibeanusi has won the prestigious annual British Hyperbaric Association Joseph Priestly Essay prize. Ikenna spent several weeks with DDRC Healthcare Hyperbaric Medical Centre last year and gained understanding and knowledge to support his winning essay…
12 September 2022
BHA Statement on Provision of Mild HBOT
The British Hyperbaric Association (BHA) is a charitable organisation promoting and supporting the safe and appropriate use of hyperbaric medicine in the British Isles. The BHA supports the view of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in opposing the unsafe provision…