To help achieve this aim, we are affiliated with 19 unique organisations that work in specific areas of cardiovascular medicine, health and patient care. The members of our affiliated societies (who are not joint members of the BCS) are associate members of the BCS. There are around 8,000 associate members, including clinical and basic scientists, general practitioners, junior doctors, nurses, physiologists and all subspecialties of cardiovascular medicine.

Together with our affiliated societies, BCS shares a broader mission to improve the care for patients with cardiovascular disease and form a powerful voice for UK cardiovascular health care professionals.