Established by a handful of French surgeons in 1979, the former GREPA spread out all over Europe to become the European Hernia Society-GREPA in 1998.
United Kingdom
| Name of Chapter | British Hernia Society |
| Date of Constitution | November 2003 |
| Names of founding members | Professor A Kingsnorth, Professor P J O’Dwyer,Mr B Stephenson, Mr M Kurzer |
| President of National Chapter | Patrick O`Dwyer |
| National delegate of National Chapter | Andrew Kingsnorth |
| Contact | M Kurzer, Secretary |
| Website | www.britishherniasociety.org |

