The Society of Critical Care Technologists

The society is the professional governing body for Critical Care Technologists. SCCT holds the voluntary register for Clinical Technologists  working in Critical Care, and is an active member of the Federation of Healthcare Science, in the division of Physiological Sciences.

Our Aim / Mission Statement:

To promote and develop safe and effective use of technological systems for the benefit and care of critically ill patients.

Our Objectives:

• Develop & maintain competency
• Define and develop training programmes
• Provide support systems for other professionals
• Raise Profile of Role
• Establish career structure
• Establish professional standards
• Acquire and disseminate knowledge necessary for the use of technological systems
• Establish links with other professional and government / legal bodies
• Aim for professional state registration to enable professional regulation

A Critical Care Technologist is:

“A specially trained Health Care Scientist, with expert knowledge of the physiology and technology involved in delivery of critical care to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team.”

This lists just some of the functionality of the Critical Care Technologists:

• Equipment management, procurement, maintenance and repair.
• Stat laboratory management, near patient testing, quality control,
  blood analysis etc.
• Physiological monitoring, support and diagnostic techniques, eg respiratory
  therapy,extra-corporeal circuits, temporary pacing, IABP, cannulation,
  intubation, etc.
• Patient transfers, both internal and external
• Scientific and technical training of medical, nursing, and other
  healthcare scientists and AHP’s
• Research and audit
• Risk management