Judith Buckle Award 2019

Awarded to Dr Edmund Jessop

Dr Jessop encouraged and supported the Society in setting up the three National Behçet’s Centres of Excellence. Dr Jessop, a health service manager at the time, played a very important role in advising on the National Commissioning process, and his guidance had been invaluable.

Vice Chair, Richard West, presented the award to Jan Mather, who received it on Dr Jessop’s behalf.

In an acceptance video, Dr Jessop said that the award was a tremendous honour and that he had found the process of establishing the Behçet’s centres very rewarding and was delighted that the process had gone so well.