Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) has existed for over 40 years since its inception as initially the Scottish Paraplegic Association in 1960. Later its name changed to the Scottish Spinal Cord Injury Association (SSCIA), as its focus developed from purely sport into dealing with other aspects of living with the injury.

In 1994 the SSCIA became SIS and since then our focus has been primarily education, advice and support for people with a spinal cord injury, their family, friends and those that care for them.

No medical advice is given and any issues in this field are referred back to the medical profession.

In recent years the organisation has gone from strength to strength and reacted to it’s changing role within the wider community of people with Spinal Cord Injury in Scotland.

Our remit has widened and we now have a presence at outreach clinics held by the QENSIU at five locations across Scotland, as well as having a regular input to the inpatients in Glasgow.

We have also recruited a number of new members of Governing Council in recent years, who have brought a renewed vigour and dynamic to SIS. The current Council members are:

Honorary President
HRH The Princess Royal

Patrons
Fionna Carlisle
Sir Ian Wood CBE, BSc., LL.D, DBA, DTech, CBIM, Fscotvec, FCIB

Executive Council (Meets on a monthly basis)
Mr. Adrian O'Donnell * : Chairman (Edinburgh)
Mrs. Helen Dargan : (Glasgow)
Mr. Trevor Eakin * : Vice Chairman (Montrose)
Liz Anderson : Treasurer (Paisley)

Council Members (Meets on a quarterly basis)
Mrs. Clare Byrne * : (Allanton)
Alan Cook*: (Glasgow)
Miss Laurie Duffy : (Lanarkshire)
Mr. Michael Kerr ** : (Uddingston)
Mrs. Geraldine Lynch : (Glasgow)
James McLauglin: (Edinburgh)
Mr. Stephen Rhoden * : (Cumbernauld)
Mr. David Rhoney * : (Shotts)
Miss Keira Procter *: (Dunoon)
Mrs. Lynn Scott: (Glasgow)
Mr.Frank Swan*: (Armadale)

* Denotes paraplegic
** Denotes tetraplegic