British Cardiovascular Society

The British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) is a UK-wide health organisation based in London.

History

The first idea for the BCS came in 1910 by the Scottish cardiologist Sir James Mackenzie. At an Association of Physicians meeting in Oxford on 22 April 1922, the Cardiac Club was formed. It was founded in 1922. In April 1937 it became the Cardiac Society of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1946 it became the British Cardiac Society.

It was incorporated (03005604) on 1 January 1995 as the British Cardiac Society.[1] It became the British Cardiovascular Society on 8 May 2006.

Function

It produces the Heart (journal); this was established in 1939 as the British Heart Journal. The Editor is Catherine Otto.

Structure

It is situated in Fitzrovia in the London Borough of Camden. It became a UK Registered Charity in 2002. Its membership (2,500) included doctors and nurses. It is part of the European Society of Cardiology.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Companies House
  2. ↑ European Society of Cardiology


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