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The BCIS Structural Working Group was formed in 2017 to meet the demands of the increasing practice of structural cardiac intervention, in particular the exponential growth of TAVI as an intervention for aortic stenosis, which is continuing to grow worldwide. In addition to TAVI, there is now a large number of other structural procedures and techniques (each with several CE marked devices) which need oversight from BCIS as the UK Professional Society.
The group includes representatives from the Heart Rhythm Society, the Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons, British Congenital Cardiac Association, NICE and NICOR, as well as individuals representing each of the mainstream structural procedures. The purpose of the group is to improve the quality and practice of structural intervention in the UK by developing position statements, guidelines and research/innovation. We aim to improve the quality of structural intervention in the UK and address inequity of provision across the country. To achieve this the group works with other BCIS working groups, Professional Societies, NHS commissioners and regulatory bodies to highlight any problems and provide expert consensus opinion on how to overcome these.
Chair
Valve for Life Representative
CSG Lead
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
CSG Chair
Stroke Thrombectomy Focus Group
LAOO BHRS Representative
NICE Representative
SCTS Representative
Brighton
Member Without Portfolio
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Interventional Cardiologist with a specific interest in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease
Member Without Portfolio
Barts Health NHS Trust
CO-OPTED
Mitraclip Representative
Harefield Hospital
Dr Smith is an interventional cardiologist with a specialist interest in mitral and tricuspid transcatheter intervention. He leads one of the most experienced structural heart programmes in the UK at the Harefield and The Royal Brompton Hospitals. Aside from structural intervention, he is an experienced coronary and pacing operator.
Non-Surgical Centre Representative
Frimley Park Hospital
Research
Royal Papworth Hospital
Wales Commissioning
University Hospital of Wales
Co-opted PFO, PVL and BCCA Representative. Scottish Commissioning Representative
Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Co-opted, Clinical Lead for UK Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid Intervention Registry
Wythenshawe Hospital
Co-opted, Clinical Lead for UK TAVI Registry
John Radcliffe Hospital
EX-OFFICIO
President
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Professor Hildick-Smith is a Cardiologist in Brighton with an interest in Clinical Research and Structural Heart Disease
Honorary Secretary
Basildon Hospital
Consultant Cardiologist, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre
Treasurer
Royal United Hospital, Bath