The mission statement of BNMS is "the advancement of science and public education in Nuclear Medicine that would benefit patients.
Founders Edward Williams, David Keeling, Steve Garnett, and Ralph McCready[2] formed the society during a meeting held July 1966 at the Prince Alfred pub in Queensway, London.
[6] The BNMS hosted the second joint meeting under the presidency of Keith Britton in London in 1985, attended by 3000 participants.
[7] Key events of the society include the biannual conference as well as participation in smaller, subject-specific, meetings and workshops.
[17][18] The Society sometimes gives awards to individuals and teams[19] in the area of nuclear medicine in UK for using innovation and creativity to improve their service to public.