FA Approved Cardiac Screening provider
Our specialists at The Vesey have a longstanding connection with the FA.
The screening criteria mandated cardiac screening at specific ages throughout the players career and Dr Tristan Ramcharan is proud to be approved by the FA to deliver cardiac screening services in accordance with their latest guidelines.
Testing is carried out by and reported by a leading Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, in accordance with BSE and The FA's guidelines. We can also provide cardiac screening services to county cricket sides, professional cycling, rugby union and rugby league teams.
Screening can be deployed nationwide as well as our purpose built clinical spaces at The Vesey to provide convenient and flexible access to our services.
Further Information
Why is cardiac screening necessary?
To enhance the health and welfare of players entering the professional game, The FA Sports Medicine & Sports Science Department co-ordinates The Associations Football Medical Screening Programme for youth players attached to Football Academies and Centres of Excellence. This involves over 750 youth players (16 years old) attached to professional clubs and new recruits to Academies of Football. This medical screening programme is funded by the PFA and there is no financial cost to clubs who wish to use this service.
Cardiac screening is a mandatory requirement and is denoted by player age group and regulated under the UEFA article 6 and EFL rule 59:
EFL rule 59 states:
Clubs must ensure that the following heart screening checks are performed for each Player registered with that Club:
- Players in Under 15 age group (as determined in accordance with the Youth Development Rules): the completion of a cardiac history questionnaire; and a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (‘ECG’);
- Players registered as a Scholar, at the commencement of their Scholarship Agreement (and any other Players of an equivalent age who continue to be registered with a Club): the completion of a cardiac history questionnaire and a physical examination; an ECG; and echocardiogram.
- Player in the Under 19 and Under 21 age groups: the completion of a cardiac history questionnaire and an ECG.
Benefits to you as a club include;
- Single point of contact for clubs and the FA.
- Raising awareness amongst staff, players and parents of the issue of sudden cardiac death in sport.
- Opportunities to learn about imaging techniques and discuss investigations.
- Organisation wide reassurance.
- Emphasises the importance of disease surveillance, health screening and cardiac profiling.
- Promotes health care in a wider sense amongst all staff and encourages better self care.
- Reduced likelihood of litigation and organisation shown to be pro-active in care of athletes and corporate governance.
- Ensures your club is proactive in mitigating risk in the issue of sudden cardiac death.
- Reduced chance of negative media exposure keep your organisation in the news for the right reasons.
