1. Helen Munday Matron, Royal Papworth Hospital hmunday@nhs.net
SCTS Board of Representatives Annual Meeting 28th September SCTS Nursing & AHP Representative
Helen Munday
Matron, Royal Papworth Hospital

2. Nursing & AHP Representative Professional Standards
SCTS Nursing & AHP Team
Nursing & AHP Representative
Helen Munday
Cardiac
Thoracic
Amanda Walthew
Congenital
Karen Byrne
Professional Link
Tara Bartley
Patient Link
Chrissie Bannister
Professional Standards
Education
Bhuvana Krishnamoorthy
Research
Julie Sanders
Melissa Rochon
Clinical Audit Group
Meeting Committee
(CT Forum)
Vacant
Website
Julie Quigley

3. Associate membership *includes ACSA and SCP members
2013 8
2014 2
2015 19
2016 17
2017 30
2018 (as of March 2018) 58
Total to date
*156 (+ 23 in process)

4. Education portfolio
SCTS core principles; cardiothoracic band 5/6 course ran in Brighton in Nov 2017 and the Abbott Centre, Solihull in March 2018
New Non-medical prescribing in cardiothoracic surgery in May 2018 at James Cook Hospital
SCTS Advanced Cardiothoracic Course in May 2018 at the Abbott Centre, Solihull

5. Education portfolio SCP revision course (Sept 2017) in Manchester
SCTS SCP Surgical Skills in Cardiothoracic surgery held in April 2018 at the University of Manchester Surgical Simulation centre.
Joint Abbott & SCTS theatre course held in August 2018

10. Further courses planned for 2018/9
Non medical prescribing in cardiothoracic care – 10th November 2018
Surgical skills on 15th January and 25th June 2019
SCP revision course – date TBC
Developing an Advanced AHP Practitioner service – subject to demand

11. SCP training Recommendation from DoH, supported by SCTS –
MSc structured programme
Ongoing competency assessment
Cardiothoracic clinical exit exam run by Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

12. Research Launch of Nursing & AHP Research Group (NARG)
Director Clinical research, Quality and Innovation, Barts Health.
Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing QMUL

13. Research
SCTS Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network (CIRN) (first project is related to surgical site infections)
SCTS National Research Meeting – 3rd November 2018 at Glenfield Hospital

14. SCTS Ionescu Nursing & AHP Annual Travel Fellowship
Associate members of SCTS
Working in CT specialty
Presentation at annual meeting
Advert for 2019/20 award due soon

15. Patient Links BUPA Heart Valve Voice www.heartvalvevoice.com
Aortic Dissection Awareness UK –

16. Networking opportunities
CT Forum at the Annual Meeting
NCBC
EACTS
Turkish Cardiovascular Society
Congenital Cardiac Nurses Association

17. CT unit representatives
Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
What do associate members want for their membership?
“……. structure the Society to allow for as many members as possible to be able to contribute” Richard Page SCTS President

18. Thank you