British Casting Certificate Holders

BOA National Casting Standards

The aim of these casting standards is to guide and assist practitioners who wish to set local standards and to monitor their practice, identify opportunities for improvement and to evaluate change. In addition, it aims to provide information to increase understanding amongst managers about the nature of casting. The standards can be viewed here.
 

Code of Conduct

British Casting Certificate (BCC) holders are expected to follow the Code of Conduct from the BOA Casting Committee.
 

 European Regulation (EC) on use of diisocyanates

The BOA Casting Sub Committee recommends that ALL healthcare professional who use synthetic casting and splinting materials contact their casting material suppliers in order to undertake product safety and education training to comply with UK REACH regulations.

All organisations and healthcare providers with staff who handle and use products which contain diisocyanates are required to hold documented evidence showing that the training has been undertaken.

Further information is available below:

Assessing Casting Techniques for Surgical Trainees

Casts applied by surgeons could be better. The traditional approach to training in the art of casting has been inadequate, and British Casting Certificate holders are encouraged to engage with surgical training and assessment. The BOA have created a 10 minute screencast for holders of the BCC and T&O trainees, aimed at collaboration between the two groups to drive up standards of casting in the UK. Viewers are briefed about how best to use the T&O curriculum and one of the ISCP workplace based assessments to structure learning and assessment. To view the video, please click here.