The diversity that exists between us can unintentionally create a landscape of inequality, discrimination and exclusion. The Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland (SCPS) is dedicated to providing an inclusive and diverse professional organisation committed to fairness and equality, supporting and promoting the highest professional standards in the spirit of respect and compassion – for our patients and each other. The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group aims to promote equality, diversity and inclusion within SCPS and monitor progress made towards these values within the perfusion profession.
1. Transform our Society to ensure we reflect the values of equality, diversity and inclusion within our structures.
2. Engage with the membership on matters related to equality, diversity and inclusion.
3. Lead the profession through engagement with other professional bodies and organisations.
1. The subcommittee shall be composed of both SCPS and CCPS members.
2. The tenure of each subcommittee member shall be one year, renewable as appropriate, with the consent of the subcommittee and SCPS Chairs. The date of all subcommittee members shall be taken to be the date of the Annual General Meeting at the Annual Congress of SCPS/CCPS.
3. The subcommittee may, with prior approval, co-opt any SCPS member qualified to assist or advise the subcommittee. Invitations to co-opted members whom the Chairperson wishes to remain as co-opts on the subcommittee should be renewed annually.
The results of the 2025 SCPS DEI report is now published In our members' area (click button below to view).
Many thanks to the 246 of you responded, our highest return yet, and together you've produced the clearest picture of our profession we have ever had. Some of what you told us confirms what we all feel on the units but some it of it surprised even the subcommittee.
A few things the data shows:
One in four of us meets the threshold for burnout. There is one age group where the pressure concentrates so sharply that over half are questioning whether to stay.
There is a 27-point gap between how many of us believe our departments run N+1 and how many actually do.
The retirement cliff is no longer a prediction.
And for the first time, we heard directly from perfusionists who left the register. Their answers to "what could have kept you?" are some of the most important pages in the report, not least because several told us they'd consider coming back, if...
