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Welcome to the Society for Cardiological Science and Technology Web site.

The Society is a registered charity and exists to promote Cardiological Science and Technology as well as being the Professional Body for Cardiac Physiologists.

The Society can be contacted by the contact us page or generally by contacting admin@scst.org.uk or phone 0845 838 6037


The Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists can be contacted on www.rccp.co.uk e-mail rccpadmin@rccp.co.uk

 


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14/6/10 STEPPING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM INTO THE NHS Student focuses on cardiac physiologist’s role to win regional prize NHS Careers 2010 schools’ competition. Go to article here

9/6/10 There have been important changes made to the certificate of Electrocardiography examination. The syllabus has been reviewed and an updated version is now available. Go either to the member's area or to this link. A small amount of material has been removed, and some other areas have been listed in more detail. This should make the syllabus more user-friendly and enable it to be used as a revision tool more easily. There is now a small section of the Electrocardiographic Instrumentation, Technique and Interpretation paper called “Essential ECG Interpretation”. This section will comprise of three 12-lead ECGs.
The above changes apply to the September 2010 exam onwards. The Certificate exam will continue to be held in September of each year in Birmingham. It will also be held in a different location around the UK in March of each year in order to make it easier for staff to attend. Bournemouth is likely to be the venue for March 2011.
The Proficiency of Electrocardiography exam will now be available to non-members of the Society as of September 2010. Syllabus available from Member's pages or from the SCST Office.  Go here for application form

6/6/10 The new Government is in place and there is a new Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley. The British Heart Foundation want to make sure that the new Government protects the future of the UK’s heart health and they need our help. 
To ensure that the new Health Secretary knows how many people care about heart and circulatory disease the BHF are asking you to email your newly elected MP and ask them to pass the message on. The BHF have drafted an
online letter for you to use

5/6/10 Open Day in Glasgow Caledonian University at 2pm on Friday, 18th June, for prospective employers, trainees, and any other interested parties.  They will have the opportunity here to learn more about the programme, meet with key staff members involved in the running and delivery of the programme, hear the views of the current students, tour the campus and visit the award-winning Saltire Centre.  Please go to this link for more details

4/5/10 2010 pay details on website for members.

26/3/10 Members please note; that if you haven't paid the 2010 subscriptions your access to the member's pages has now been denied. Please contact the office if there is any mistake or you wish to renew your membership.

17/3/10 Travel Training Grants Due to the kind support of MSD and Servier, BCS has a training fund for nurses, physiologists or trainees who are having difficulty in obtaining funds to allow them to attend the BCS Annual Conference and Exhibition. The fund is £100 per applicant for travel costs to the Conference in Manchester. To apply, please email enquiries@bcs.com confirming your membership number with either BANCC, SCST or BJCA.

3/3/10 Press release from DH on Modernising Scientific Careers referring to Modernising Scientific Careers: The UK Way Forward. Go here for Press release         Go here for document

9/2/10 MHRA Top tips for ECG poster. Review poster from Clinical Guidance tab. Go to MHRA Cardiology website from this link

20/1/10 Healthcare Science Week 2010 launched. Launched at Chief Scientific Officer's Conference. To take place 12-21 March 2010. Go to this link

20/1/10 Healthcare Science Ambassadors wanted. Those who work in healthcare science know it's an exciting and rewarding NHS career, but there is a need to spread the word and inspire the healthcare scientists of the future. Go to this link

13/1/10 Problems with member's area now resolved. Login occurs after explanation now and also training materials now available

13/1/10 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency bring to your attention a new and important source of safety information.

As part of our continuing drive to support healthcare professionals, they have set up a web page specifically targeting Cardiology, The page includes guidance, safety alerts and links to educational material to assist in the safe use and management of medicines and medical devices. Go here

4/1/10 Note: New Society address. See Contact SCST tab


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