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Clinical Standards Division
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Prof Simon Ray
Vice-President
2010 - 2013 |
The Clinical Standards Division looks after the work that British Cardiovascular Society undertakes with regard to the setting and monitoring of clinical standards, both personal and institutional. The VP works to ensure that BCS achieves its objective of being the lead organization in Britain in setting and monitoring the standard, audit and workforce planning within cardiovascular medicine.
We are currently looking at how BCS should assess the future demand and need for cardiovascular services in the UK, and are exploring potential collaboration between BCS and with the British Heart Foundation.
Recent work within the Clinical Standards Division include:
Other BCS Reports
- Cardiac workforce requirements in the UK, 2005 Report
- Clinical and laboratory cardiac facilities required in the UK, 2004 Report
Peer Review
The BCS no longer undertakes independent peer review visits but collaborates with the Royal College of Physicians Invited Service Review process. Details of this process and how to access it are located at:
Applications to the IRS office that are relevant to cardiology will be referred to the BCS for specialty advice on the conduct of the visit and the make up of the visiting team.
Committees
Within the Clinical Standards Division are the following committees:
Guidelines and Practice Committee ((Founded 2004) formerly Clinical Practice)
Remit: To review, and where felt appropriate, endorse guidelines and to consider and respond to issues relating to the professional clinical practice of Society members.
Members:
D Wald (Chair 2012)
S Bridge (2006)
R Butler (2011)
S Doshi (2011)
T McCormack (2006)
S Ray (ex-officio, 2009)
I Simpson (President BCS, ex-officio, 2012) K Timmis (2006)
N West (2010)
A Wragg (2009)
K Bradbury (BCS)
Clinical Standards Committee (2007)
Remit: To define and agree national clinical and professional standards for individual and organisational practice in cardiovascular healthcare. To review clinical and professional standards published by national organisations and to advise on regulatory and professional matters which could affect the practice of cardiovascular healthcare in the UK. In addition, the new committee will subsume work of disbanded Professional Standards & Peer Review Committee, and Cardiac Workforce Committee.
Members:
S Ray (Chair)
A Brady (ex-officio)
R Butler
E Clark
M Dancy
S Doshi
K Fox
S Hardman
R Henderson
M Knapton
N Masani
R Rakhit
E Rowland
I Simpson (President, ex-officio)
N West
K Bradbury (BCS)
Imaging Council (Founded 2009)
Remit: To raise the profile of cardiac imaging, improve cohesive working between imaging sub-specialties and provide coordinated advice to bodies responsible for training.
Members:
Bernard Prendergast (Chair, BCS)
Parthiban Arumugam (BNCS)
Nikant Sabharwal (BNCS)
Gareth Morgan-Huges (BSCI)
Stephen Harden (BSCI)
Mark Westwood (BSCMR)
Francisco Leyva (BSCMR)
Guy Lloyd (BSE)
Navroz Masani (BSE)
Adam Timmis (Heart)
For further information including reports and training documents, please click here
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