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RCR praises NHS workforce plan, with reservations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

While praising the broad direction of a new plan for improving the workforce of the National Health Service (NHS), the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said that centralized funding and oversight will be crucial to its success.

June 3, 2019

Pocketed knife gets man 3 months in jail

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A man from Aberdeen, Scotland, found out the hard way it is best to check your pockets before an x-ray.

May 29, 2019

Solar power brings imaging to Himalayan villages

By Tami Freeman, PhD

With no central power grid or infrastructure in the region, clinical staff members relied exclusively on solar power to deliver imaging to remote mountain communities in the Himalayas. They used a low-cost, lightweight solar panel; a handheld ultrasound unit; and a tablet to display the images.

April 3, 2019

Top Dublin hospital grapples with appropriateness criteria

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical staff at a leading Irish hospital continue to struggle with too many inappropriately requested and performed radiographs, despite guidelines to reduce the wasteful practice, according to a study published online on 14 March in the Irish Journal of Medical Science.

March 26, 2019

Scotland's radiologist shortage persists

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Scotland's search for radiologists is still falling short of its goals. An opinion piece, published online on 14 February in the Herald, highlighted a situation that has persisted for the last decade.

February 13, 2019

Report: Indian radiologist commits suicide after alleged bullying

By Brian Casey

A radiologist in India committed suicide due to alleged persistent bullying at the hospital where she worked, according to an article in the Hindustan Times. Several doctors have been arrested in connection with her death, other reports indicate.

February 6, 2019

U.K. hospitals struggle to develop Brexit plans

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) trusts are struggling to develop contingency plans for Brexit because of continuing uncertainty about the U.K.'s future relationship with the European Union, according to a report published on 20 December in BMJ Today.

December 19, 2018

Radiology must stress patient contact to lure trainees

By Frances Rylands-Monk

To win the hearts and minds of trainees and reassure them about the impact of artificial intelligence, radiologists must highlight patient interaction and how they contribute to clinical management, delegates heard at the annual leadership meeting of the European Society of Radiology, recently streamed live from Berlin.

December 18, 2018

Hospitals fall short on cybersecurity, report shows

By Philip Ward

Fresh evidence has emerged of the lack of staff training in cybersecurity and the serious problems facing hospitals in the ongoing struggle against increasingly sophisticated attacks. The findings from a new survey show that a quarter of U.K. hospitals have no staff with security qualifications.

December 11, 2018

Fore! Radiologists miss out when it comes to golf

By Abraham Kim

Around 5% of radiologists regularly play golf, and their average handicap is 16, but compared with orthopedic surgeons and urologists, they're most definitely missing out, according to a study published online on 10 December in BMJ.

December 10, 2018

No-deal Brexit: EFPIA puts forward plan of action

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has outlined a contingency plan to protect the transfer of medical supplies -- including contrast agents and radiopharmaceuticals -- between the U.K. and the rest of Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

December 9, 2018

Scottish radiologist staffing crisis flares up again

By Brian Casey

The radiologist staffing crisis in the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland flared up again this week, with several physicians saying the staffing problems are part of a "bullying culture" within the NHS Highland system.

September 27, 2018

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