Council Member Without Portfolio Results: December 2022

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Council Member Without Portfolio Results: December 2022

21st December 2022

Dear BCIS members,

I am delighted to announce the successful election of Jonathan Byrne and Abhishek Kumar to Council as Members without Portfolio. This was a large and outstanding field of candidates, and, on behalf of Council, I would like to congratulate Jon and Abhi on their successful appointments and thank all the applicants for their interest in BCIS.

Both posts will run for a 3-year term and replace Rasha Al Lamee and Peter O’Kane who step down in January. On behalf of the whole BCIS membership, I’d like to thank them both for their work and commitment over the last few years.

I would also like to thank the membership for taking such an active interest in the business of the society – it is only with this support that we can continue to develop the Society, and truly reflect the interests of its members.

With all best wishes,

Clare

BCIS Council: Member Without Portfolio Election – 2 posts

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BCIS Council: Member Without Portfolio Election – 2 posts

24th November 2022

Dear current BCIS members,

I am pleased to report that a total of 9 candidates have applied for the role of Member Without Portfolio on BCIS Council, please review the candidates and their application statements below before voting.

  • Dr Jonathan Byrne
  • Dr Ahmed Elghamaz
  • Dr Angie Ghattas
  • Dr Alun Harcombe
  • Dr Peter Haworth
  • Dr Angela Hoye
  • Dr Kamal Khan
  • Dr Ash Kotecha
  • Dr Abhishek Kumar

SUPPORTING STATEMENTS

Dr Jonathan Byrne
Dr Ahmed Elghamaz
Dr Angie Ghattas
Dr Alun Harcombe
Dr Peter Haworth
Dr Angela Hoye
Dr Kamal Khan
Dr Ash Kotecha
Dr Abhishek Kumar

The voting electorate is current BCIS members only, please select two people and submit your vote just once. All votes will be checked to ensure the voting criteria has been met. 

THE CLOSING DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF YOUR VOTES IS 17:00 HRS ON TUESDAY 20TH DECEMBER.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact either myself (clare.appleby@lhch.nhs.uk) or BCIS@millbrookconferences.com.

With kind regards,

Clare Appleby

BCIS Honorary Secretary

BCIS Secretariat, Millbrook Medical Conferences Ltd
Unit 8, Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth
Leicestershire LE17 4PN

BCIS Council Elections 2022 — Call for Nominations: Members Without Portfolio

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BCIS Council Elections 2022 — Call for Nominations: Members Without Portfolio

26th October 2022

Dear current BCIS members,

I am pleased to report that a total of 9 candidates have applied for the role of Member Without Portfolio on BCIS Council, please review the candidates and their application statements below before voting.

  • Dr Jonathan Byrne
  • Dr Ahmed Elghamaz
  • Dr Angie Ghattas
  • Dr Alun Harcombe
  • Dr Peter Haworth
  • Dr Angela Hoye
  • Dr Kamal Khan
  • Dr Ash Kotecha
  • Dr Abhishek Kumar

SUPPORTING STATEMENTS

Dr Alun Harcombe
Dr Peter Haworth
Dr Angela Hoye

BCIS Secretariat, Millbrook Medical Conferences Ltd
Unit 8, Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth
Leicestershire LE17 4PN

BCIS Clinical Standards Working Group Lead Ballot Results

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BCIS Clinical Standards Working Group Lead Ballot Results

30th March 2022

Dear Members,

Following calls for Expressions of Interest, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Helen Routledge as Clinical Standards Working Group Lead.

On behalf of BCIS, Gerald Clesham, (Current CSG WG Chair) and BCIS President Nick Curzen I’d like to congratulate the Helen and thank applicants Rajesh Kharbanda and Sen Devadathan for their interest in the position.

Helen will officially enter post in July this year.

Please look out for future calls for committee membership.

With very best wishes,

Clare Appleby

BCIS Honorary Secretary

Announcement of the new Allied Health Professionals Working Group Lead

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Announcement of the new Allied Health Professionals Working Group Lead

7th October 2021

Dear BCIS Member,

After the recent election, BCIS council is pleased to welcome Sarah Carson, Senior Nurse at the Bristol Heart Institute as the new Lead for the Allied Health Professionals Working Group.

There will be a short overlap period with the exiting Lead, Douglas Muir.

Best wishes,

Doulas Muir, AHP Working Group Lead

Deputy BCIS Audit Lead Announcement

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Deputy BCIS Audit Lead Announcement

22nd January 2021

Dear BCIS members,

I am delighted to announce the successful appointment of Mamas Mamas to Deputy BCIS Audit Lead. Mamas has extensive prior experience with the BCIS dataset, and will work closely with Peter Ludman over the next two years, on behalf of the society.

There was an outstanding field of applicants for this post, and on behalf of Council, I would like to congratulate Mamas and thank all the candidates for their interest.

With all best wishes,

Clare Appleby

BCIS Honorary Secretary

BCIS Deputy Audit Lead Position

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BCIS Deputy Audit Lead Position

22nd October 2020

Dear BCIS member,

We would like to invite expressions of interest from enthusiastic and committed BCIS members for the new role of Deputy BCIS Audit Lead.

Summary

The successful applicant will shadow and work with Professor Peter Ludman for an initial period of 2 years.  During this period of time, the successful applicant will assist Peter in running the audit activity of the Society, with the intention of learning the role.

Given the commitment that such a role requires, it is the intention of the Society to always have a Deputy Audit Lead in place, so that there are 2 members to share the work and responsibility in the future.

See the full job description here.

Application

Application is by self-nomination, with reference to the person specification above. A short supporting statement from the candidate, which specifically addresses their suitability for the role must accompany self-nomination in order for the application to be valid.

If you wish to apply please do so through the link at the bottom of the email. If you would prefer to apply via email, click here to email us, attaching your supporting statement.

Given the unique nature of this role, the intention is that it will be chosen via a formal appointments process, including an Appointments Committee, rather than by a national election.

The closing date is Friday 20th November 2020 at 5 pm.

If you have any questions relating to the role, please feel free to reply to this email and we will get back to you,

With kind regards,

Clare Appleby
BCIS Honorary Secretary

Deputy Audit Lead Job Decsription

Ordinary Council Member Election Results

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Ordinary Council Member Election Results

26th August 2020

August 2020

Dear BCIS members,

I am delighted to announce the successful election of Suneil Aggarwal and Shrilla Banerjee to Council as Ordinary members.

There was an outstanding field of candidates for these two posts, and on behalf of Council, I would like to congratulate Suneil and Shrilla on their successful appointments and thank all the applicants for their interest in BCIS.

Both posts will run for a 3-year term and replace Dave Smith, who stepped down in June, and Dan McKenzie, who steps down in January. On behalf of BCIS, I’d like to thank them both for their work over the last few years.

I would also like to thank the membership for taking such an active interest in the business of the society – it is only with this support that we can continue to develop the Society, and truly reflect the interests of its members.

With all best wishes,

Clare Appleby

BCIS Honorary Secretary

Special Notice Regarding the Administration of BCIS

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Special Notice Regarding the Administration of BCIS

18th February 2020

18 February 2020

Dear BCIS Member,

As you will know by now, BCIS Council has agreed to enter into an agreement with Millbrook Medical Conferences to provide administrative services to BCIS, rather than using the current British Cardiovascular Society services. It is therefore our responsibility to formally advise you that Millbrook will serve as a data processor on behalf of BCIS.

Further information about the full GDPR policy that relates to this can be found here.

As a very important part of this reorganisation, and to allow us to avoid some BCIS members paying their subscriptions via the older BCS system, and some directly via the BCIS system, we will be writing, after 2/3/20, to those members who are paying their subs via the old BCS system (which will become redundant) to invite them to change to the newer BCIS subscription mechanism. We hope to make this as painless as possible!

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Azeem Ahmad, our affiliates coordinator at the BCS, for all his loyal and dedicated service to BCIS over the years.

With kind regards,

Prof. Nick Curzen
President, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society

Dr. Clare Appleby
Honorary Secretary, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society

BCIS Council Elections 2019 – Appointment of new Communications Lead

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BCIS Council Elections 2019 – Appointment of new Communications Lead

13th December 2019

Dear BCIS Member,

It gives us great pleasure to announce Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer as the new BCIS Communications Lead. Dr Nijjer will take over from the current incumbent, Dr Phillip Freeman, in June 2020, but will start immediately working for a 6-month transition period alongside Dr Freeman.

Dr Nijjer is appointed having been the sole applicant in the recent Call for Nominations. Dr Nijjer submitted an extremely high-quality personal statement, illustrating both huge enthusiasm and an impressive degree of experience in Communications and IT. There is no doubt that he will be an outstanding appointment to this vital role for the Society.

With kind regards,

Dan Blackman
BCIS Honorary Secretary

Clare Appleby
BCIS Honorary Secretary Elect