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Membership Categories

I. Full membership:

Consultant Cardiologists / Physicians / Associate Specialists / GPs with interest in Cardio-Vascular Medicine of Indian Subcontinental origin working in the UK. Full members have voting rights.

II. Associate Membership:

Cardiology Registrars under training / Cardiac Physiologists and Nurses of Indian sub-continental origin with interest in Cardio-vascular Medicine, working in the UK, can join us as associate member but with no voting rights.

III. Student membership:

Medical students may join BACIO under our free Student membership.  Student members are not entitled to vote at elections.

IV. Life membership:

The provision of Life membership is currently open with Full membership rights.


Membership Fees

BACIO – Membership Fees

I. Full membership: £25 / Year

II. Associate Membership: £15 / Year

III. Student membership: Free

IV. Life membership: £250 (one time payment)


BACIO – Membership

Membership year will be from 1st April to 31st March

Membership fees will be due every year in March

Option of life membership is likely to end soon


Membership Application

To Apply for Membership:

Complete the Membership Application Form which can be downloaded from this section of website below and 

send the scanned copy of the form by e-mail to bacio.uk@hotmail.com

or 

Post the completed form to 

Dr Ravish Katira

Hon. Secretary BACIO

Consultant Cardiologist, Whiston Hospital

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching NHS Trust

Merseyside L35 5DR



Pay membership dues:


(A) Through Bank Transfer to ‘BACIO’

Sort Code = 09-01-29

Bank Account No = 1287 0549

BIC = ABBYGB2LXXX

IBAN = GB36ABBY 090129 12870549


Reference = Your name and Address


(B) Through Cheque payable to ‘BACIO’