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The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has over 16,000 Fellows and members worldwide representing the disciplines of clinical oncology and clinical radiology.
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Trainees are our future.
We must prioritise training opportunities for specialist trainees and ensure trainers have time to supervise them. The training of other healthcare workers cannot compromise the training of current/future doctors.
Full statement:
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In light of current racial tensions, documented
#BAME
health inequalities and raised
#COVID19
risk, the RCR wishes to make it clear that
#BlackLivesMatter
.
We stand with our BAME colleagues and are fully committed to helping to eradicate inequalities and institutional racism.
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With the recent news of more NHS strikes, we’ve prepared a statement.
While we don’t have a mandate to advise our Fellows and members on industrial action, we understand doctors’ frustration and recognise their right to strike.
Read more:
🧵 (1/4)
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We share concerns around 7 digit GMC registration numbers for PAs, which we brought to the attention of the GMC last week. We continue to work on behalf of our Fellows and members to ensure our specialties are valued and understood, in order to ensure good patient care.
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We're deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Asif Saifuddin, a world-renowned musculoskeletal radiologist and RCR Fellow.
His knowledge, mentoring and support helped so many trainees and colleagues.
Our sincere condolences are with his family, friends and colleagues.
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We are very pleased to announce that Professor Ananya Choudhury has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Oncology and will take up her role on 1 May 2021. Congratulations
@achoud72
!
Read more👉
@TheChristieNHS
@UoM_DCS
@MCRCnews
#ClinOnc
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We want to express our gratitude to everyone who has reached out regarding Physician Associates (PAs), an issue that has been high on our agenda for some time. We acknowledge and fully appreciate the valid concerns that many of our members have raised. (1/1)
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UK oncology departments are facing a critical lack of capacity to deliver systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) to patients.
That's why we, along with
@ACPUK
,
@BOPACommittee
and
@UKONSmember
, have written to
@SteveBarclay
outlining the challenge and requesting to meet.
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RCR President
@JeanetteRCR
appeared before
@CommonsHealth
this morning to push for increased investment in
#radiology
training.
The
#NHS
#radiologist
#workforce
has a shortfall of 33% and needs nearly 2,000 more radiologists to keep up with demand.
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We are delighted to announce that
@halliday_kath
has been elected as the next RCR President!
Dr Halliday's term in office will start on 1 September, when she will take over from our current President,
@JeanetteRCR
, for the next three years.
Read more:
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The RCR is delighted to announce that the 2019 Gold Medal has been presented to Professor David Sebag-Montefiore. This is the highest honour that can be awarded to a Fellow of the RCR who has made a significant contribution in their field.
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Happy
#IWD2020
The RCR is proud to be lead by a strong, all-female presidential team in
@JeanetteRCR
@HannahT_85
and
@rubin_caroline
- who work tirelessly to promote
#imaging
and
#cancer
care and inspire the next generation of radiologists and clinical oncologists.
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"Radiology is fascinating, intriguing and mentally very stimulating."
Dr John Adu tells us what he loves about being a radiologist and why medical students should choose radiology as a specialty.
#IDoR23
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Today is the International Day of
#Radiology
, marking the discovery of X-rays in 1895!
It's a time for us to highlight the amazing impact of radiology and
#imaging
teams around the world.
This
#IDoR2021
we are celebrating interventional radiology👉
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The fourth edition of the Radiotherapy dose fractionation guidance has launched.
This fourth edition supersedes the previous third edition, which has now been withdrawn.
Download the guidance, or the 22 individual tumour site chapters:
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We were extremely saddened by this weekend’s news of the loss of
@UHMBT
radiographer Simon Guest to
#coronavirus
. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues
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We would like to say a huge thank you to our president
@JeanetteRCR
, on the last day of her term.
She has done a fantastic job of leading the RCR; helping to raise the profile of our specialties, representing our membership and lobbying the government to invest in our workforce.
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We very much welcome today's announcement of £200m for replacement scanners, but have cautioned that, "to improve
#cancer
detection we don‘t just need more scans, we need more radiologists to interpret them". Read our response from
@JeanetteRCR
:
Today we’ve announced £200 million in funding for new state-of-the-art cancer screening equipment.
This will deliver 300 new MRI machines, CT scanners and breast scanning equipment which will dramatically improve cancer diagnosis 👇
#FightingCancer
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The radiologist staffing crisis has made tonight's news headlines after RCR President
@DrNStrickland
spoke to
@BBCHughPym
earlier today about the dire need for more consultants across the UK. Watch Dr Strickland from 18.14 on iPlayer:
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The RCR's Presidential election results are in - the College's next President will be
@JeanetteRCR
, who will take the reins from
@DrNStrickland
on 1 September. Congratulations Dr Dickson!
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We are delighted to announce the 2021 Gold Medal has been presented to Professor Nick James
@Prof_Nick_James
. This is the highest honour that can be awarded to a Fellow of the RCR who has made a significant contribution in their field. Congratulations!
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Today is the International Day of
#Radiology
.
From
@JeanetteRCR
and the RCR team, thank you to all the
#imaging
staff in the UK and around the world for all you do, and for the community's heroic response to
#COVID19
.
@SCoRMembers
@ipemnews
@NHSEngland
Happy
#IDOR2020
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The Exceptional Contribution Award recognises Fellows or members who have dedicated a significant amount of time and service to the RCR.
Congratulations to Dr Mark Gaze, Dr Dianne Gilson, Dr Katharine Halliday and Dr Jane Phillips-Hughes!
Read more:
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We’re delighted to announce our 2020 Gold Medal has been awarded to Dr Jane Adam, radiologist
@StGeorgesTrust
. The Gold Medal is the highest honour that can be awarded to a Fellow of the RCR for making a significant contribution in their field.
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Our annual Couch Kerley Lecture is awarded to those who make a huge impact in training our future workforce.
Congratulations to this year's winner,
@drkhansteaching
👏
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We welcome today's reports of £5.9bn to pay for better hospital scanners and IT, as well as setting up community diagnostic centres.
But new machines and delivery models will only take us so far without a properly staffed
#imaging
and
#cancer
#workforce
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The Government has confirmed it will increase NHS doctor pay by 4.5%, but this unplanned cost will be taken from the diagnostic services budget.
The diagnostic workforce is already underfunded & further cuts will hit patient outcomes.
Read our statement:
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A warm welcome to the RCR’s newest President,
@halliday_kath
, who begins her three-year term today!
Here’s her message to our Fellows and members 👇
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We support
@RCollEM
's calls for a concerted Government plan and funding for redesigning A&E departments to better control
#COVID19
and improve patient flow, and urge that
#imaging
department demand is considered as an integral part of emergency care:
"EDs could become hotbeds of coronavirus transmission without proper measures to enforce social distancing; to do that we will need to physically redesign and rebuild many departments"
@RCEMPresident
&
@RCollEM
call on MPs to help reset Emergency Care:
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Our 2022 censuses show the scale of workforce shortages in diagnostic and cancer departments and the devastating impact on cancer patients.
Action from the Government is critical. We must train more doctors and do more to retain the ones we have.
🔗
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We have today launched the UK’s first national standardised site-specific consent forms for adult
#cancer
patients undergoing
#radiotherapy
.
Find out more 👉
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal family and those closest to her at this very sad time.
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Congratulations to Dr Richard FitzGerald
@r1chardf1tzg3r1
, former RCR Vice-President, Clinical
#Radiology
, who has been awarded the ESR Gold Medal at
#ECR2020
in recognition of his tremendous contribution to improving the working lives of radiologists
@RWT_NHS
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We are deeply saddened by news of the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The Duke, an Honorary Fellow of the RCR, was an extraordinary beacon of duty and service. We are grateful for his support and send our heartfelt condolences to the Queen and the
@RoyalFamily
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Our updated
#radiotherapy
dose fractionation guidance offers evidence-based radiotherapy treatment regimens and fractionation schedules. The guidance presents acceptable treatment options ranked according to the level of evidence available
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The UK
#NHS
now needs nearly 2,000 extra radiologists to meet demand and keep patients safe.
Read the RCR
#radiology
census report:
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RCR President
@JeanetteRCR
has spoken to
@BBCNews
about
#imaging
capacity, and how patients backlogged due to
#coronavirus
will potentially miss out on treatment cures as the UK’s chronic
#radiology
staff and equipment shortages compound with
#COVID19
infection control measures:
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We are delighted to announce the winners of the RCR-NIHR Outstanding Clinical Radiology Researcher Awards 2019. Congratulations to Dr Christina Messiou of
@royalmarsdenNHS
(consultant award) and Dr Chris Johns of
@SheffieldHosp
(trainee award)
#RCRNIHResearchAward
@NIHRcommunity
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We would like to wish our sincerest congratulations to Professor Frank Gaillard
@frankgaillard
, Dr Ioanna Nixon
@Ioanna_Nixon
and Professor Marcel van Herk, who joined the RCR as Honorary Fellows today.
Read more👉
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RCR President
@JeanetteRCR
has today written to Prime Minister
@BorisJohnson
, urging the Government to prioritise imaging and
#cancer
care and invest properly in hospital staffing, equipment, facilities and IT, and ensure
#Brexit
benefits the
#NHS
:
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Last night, we kicked off a new series of webinars for radiology trainees with a
#COVID19
–relevant session on “chest X-ray interpretation in an ITU setting”, led by
@LivHospitals
’ Dr John Curtis. RCR members can watch it again here:
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Read the response from RCR President
@DrNStrickland
to
@theresa_may
‘s
#CPC18
announcement of a new Cancer Strategy & promises of a step-change in early
#cancer
diagnosis & roll out of Rapid Diagnostic Centres:
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We have issued a new position statement on the value and limitations of CT chest scans in screening for
#COVID19
in pre-operative patients.
Read our statement to find out more:
If clinicians are in any doubt, they should speak to their duty radiologist.
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Congratulations to our 231 New Fellows!
We’re excited to be celebrating all your hard work in-person, as well as the achievements of those who’ve made outstanding contributions to our specialties.
#RCRFellows
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The Gold Award is presented to exceptional candidates who were successful at their first attempt of the Final
#FRCR
Examination for the Fellowship.
Congratulations to Dr Emma Lim from the University College Hospital, London!
@uclh
#RCRFellows
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Thank you to
@Matt_VickersMP
for arguing for more clinical radiology trainee places in the North East of England during his
@HouseofComms
debate.
This will help address the 37% shortfall of clinical radiology consultants and a vacancy rate of 17% - the highest rate in England.
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We can also make sure we draw attention to the facts:
▶️There's a 17% shortfall in clinical oncology and 29% in clinical radiology, which is limiting our ability to give safe and effective care.
▶️Over the last decade, there has been a real-terms cut in doctors’ pay.
(2/4)
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We're pleased to announce that
@tomroques
has been elected as incoming Vice President, Clinical Oncology and Dr Priya Suresh as incoming Medical Director for Education and Training, Clinical Radiology.
They will officially take up their posts from 1 Sept:
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Our President
@halliday_kath
said:
“The decision to strike will not be a decision that any health professional takes lightly. It is deeply frustrating that we have got to this point, and we urge the Government to make the NHS workforce a priority."
(4/4)
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Investment in training places for clinical
#radiology
and clinical
#oncology
could save the
#NHS
£420 million by 2030, while improving outcomes for patients
We must maintain the increase in training places at the Comprehensive Spending Review
👉
#Workforce
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Happy New Year! Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past 12 months.
2022 promises to be an exciting year for the RCR and we'll continue to lobby on behalf of our members to build the
#radiology
and
#oncology
workforce for the future.
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RCR past-president Giles Maskell writes in
@bmj_latest
on over/underdiagnosis, the complexities of incidental findings & urges clinicians to "think before you scan because you can...":
"It is a truism in radiology that the more we image the more we will find. Some of it will help to advance patients' health, but much of it won’t. Giles Maskell advises that the approach should be: 'Think before you scan because you can.'
@RCRadiologists
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The Gold Award is presented to exceptional candidates who were successful at their first attempt of the Final
#FRCR
Examination for the Fellowship. Congratulations to Dr Michelle Cook and Dr Louise Wade!
#RCRFellows
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Congratulations Dr Adrian Crellin, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
@LeedHospitals
and RCR Fellow, who has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list
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RCR
#coronavirus
update for
#cancer
teams: we have issued advice and collated resources around the operation of AOS and the management of patient pathways for
#radiotherapy
and systemic anti-cancer treatments:
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'AI is transforming medicine but any suggestion that it will reduce the need for clinical radiologists is to misunderstand the central role they play'.
Read the full letter in The Times from
@halliday_kath
:
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The RCR is proud to be lead by a strong, all-female presidential team who work tirelessly to protect & promote our specialties & inspire the next generation of radiologists & clinical oncologists. Find out more about them:
#IWD2019
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Every night this week, we’ll be lighting up our building to support the
#WaveofLight
for Baby Loss Awareness Week
@BLA_campaign
You can find out more including help and support
👉
#BLAW2021
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Explore how creativity can benefit mental wellbeing and enrich clinical practice with our
#PausetoCreate
webinar series
Curated by
@DrNicolaDavis
, these weekly talks and interactive workshops will run from 19 Aug to 14 Sept
Find out more and register
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Hull-based radiologist & pensions expert
@goldstone_tony
appeared on
@BBCNews
this lunchtime, explaining how senior doctors are “paying to go to work” as a result of pensions tax bills. Watch Tony, alongside commentary from
@NHSProviders
, from 13m50s in:
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to the amazing women working across
#imaging
and
#cancer
care around the world!
With more women joining our specialties every year in the UK we are immensely proud of all they do, and of our history of strong female leadership at the RCR.
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Our annual workforce censuses found that in almost all UK cancer centres, patients’ treatment was delayed due to staff shortages.
The Gov has failed to tackle the workforce crisis by not training enough doctors or retaining the ones we have.
Read more:
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We are delighted to welcome
@tomroques
and Dr Priya Suresh, who also take up their posts as RCR Officers today 👋
Dr Tom Roques joins us as Vice President for clinical oncology.
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We’re delighted to announce the appointment of
@arajesh_27
as the new Editor in Chief of
@ClinRadiology
.
He will take over from the current Editor Dr Mike Weston in September 2022.
Read more:
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Fantastic to see RCR past president Dr Giles Maskell recognised with an OBE!
Congratulations 👏
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We’ve worked with
@BSIR_News
to produce a “myth-buster” guide to encourage and support more women into interventional
#radiology
, featuring a host of compelling interviews with women in
#IRad
at various stages in their careers.
Find out more:
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Today, the world unites to call for progress on
#WorldCancerDay
: we are the RCR and we will campaign tirelessly to ensure the UK has the radiologist and clinical oncologist expertise and equipment it needs to speed up cancer detection and improve patient care
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The RCR building has been lit up blue and yellow to show our solidarity with Ukraine and support for our members and fellows directly affected by the conflict.
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We are excited to unveil our new curricula for clinical and interventional
#radiology
, which replace granular training requirements with high-level learning outcomes to ensure new consultants have the broad skills they need for day-one practice:
#IRad
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We've worked with
@RCPhysicians
and
@ACPUK
on a statement of intent to increase awareness of the care needs of LGBTQ+ patients with
#cancer
.
We are proud to launch it today, with support from the clinical and LGBTQ+ community.
Find out more👉
#pride
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Following Faculty Board on 2 November, we have released the following statement regarding physician associates:
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The shortfall in radiologists cannot be met through outsourcing and overseas recruitment, even with efficiency gains from
#AI
and skillmix.
We need to maintain the increase of 110 clinical
#radiology
and 20
#InterventionalRadiology
trainees.
👉
#Workforce
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Congratulations to RCR past President Dr Giles Maskell, consultant radiologist
@RCHTWeCare
, who has been shortlisted for the
#NHSParlyAwards
2020 Lifetime Achievement Award as regional winner for the South West 👏
See the shortlist👉
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We're pleased to announce the launch of the Recommendations on alerts and notification of imaging reports guidance.
The document seeks to ensure prompt and effective imaging result notification and its subsequent action to protect patient safety.
@AoMRC
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RCR President
@JeanetteRCR
has spoken to
@BBCNews
about the uncertainty faced by
#cancer
patients due to
#coronavirus
, as part of a package covering cancer treatment delays, alternatives and innovations as a result of
#COVID19
. Watch it from 17min:
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Congratulations to RCR past president
@JeanetteRCR
, who has been elected as Chair of
@AoMRC
Council!
We wish Dr Dickson every success in the post and look forward to working with her.
Read more:
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Congratulations to Prof Anna-Maria Belli, Professor of
#InterventionalRadiology
@StGeorgesTrust
, who has been awarded the European Society of Radiology
@myESR
Gold Medal at
#ECR2019
in recognition of her achievements and substantial contributions to
#IR
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Today’s Diagnostic Waiting Times show that
@NHSEngland
would have to employ 441 more diagnostic
#radiology
consultants overnight, in order to clear the 6 week wait for CT and MRI scans in one month.
Read our analysis on the data:
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Important
#coronavirus
advice on non-urgent and cancer-related
#imaging
: we have issued a cross-faculty statement to help radiology teams manage the postponement of non-urgent patient scans, with considerations for
#cancer
teams on relevant use of imaging:
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Congratulations to the following candidates who have been appointed to the Clinical Oncology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee:
➡️ Dr Daniel Saunders
➡️ Dr Nazia Mohammed
➡️ Dr Ruth Conroy
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#IRad
is an amazing and growing sub-specialty, but only 1/10 interventional radiologists are women.
We worked with
@BSIR_News
on a "myth-buster" guide to encourage and support more women into IR.
Find out more 👉
#IDoR2021
@fatemehsakhinia
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Dr Rachel Cooper leads the RCR’s work overseeing the training of future generations of clinical oncologists, the UK's experts in non-surgical
#cancer
care.
This is her pledge on
#WorldCancerDay
#IAmAndIWill
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Our new UK radiologist census has revealed
#NHS
scan outsourcing continues to rocket, while 3/4 of imaging managers told us they feel they do not have enough radiologists to provide safe & effective care. Find out more:
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Today, the world unites to call for progress on
#WorldCancerDay
: we are the RCR and we will continue to campaign tirelessly to ensure the UK has the radiologist and clinical oncologist expertise and equipment it needs to speed up
#cancer
detection and improve patient care.
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The RCR’s
@rubin_caroline
has spoken to
@guardian
‘s
@iansample
about how new breast imaging
#AI
from
@GoogleHealth
and
@DeepMindAI
looks promising to “help but not solve” the UK’s radiologist staffing crisis, and the next steps for testing AI:
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Today, we say farewell to
@WilliamHRamsden
, Dr Rachel Cooper and
@JulianElford
on the last day of their term as RCR Officers.
We want to thank them for all they’ve contributed and achieved over the last three years!
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Brilliant coverage in tonight’s
@EveningStandard
of how an interventional neuroradiologist at
@StGeorgesTrust
performed stroke thrombectomy on 21-year-old rugby player Ellie. We desperately need more INRs like Dr Leyon:
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We’re delighted to welcome
@DrStephenHarden
, Dr Louise Hanna and
@drqaisermalik
, who take up their posts as RCR Officers today 👋
Learn more about their roles:
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Today’s NHS performance stats show there's still a long way to go to clear the diagnostic backlog – and workforce shortages are the reason why recovery is slow.
To clear the backlog for CT and MRI scans within a month,
@NHSEngland
would have to employ 390 radiology consultants.
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Clinical oncology consultant and RCR EDI Committee member
@DanOfChorlton
explores the issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community in
#CancerCare
, progress in education and training, and his hopes for the future.
Read his blog for
#PrideMonth
⬇️
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Congratulations to Kim Benstead
@gloshospitals
, Bruce Fox
@Derriford_Hosp
, David Howlett
@ESHTNHS
, Paul Symonds
@Leic_hospital
and Ruth Williamson
@UHD_NHS
, who have all received the RCR's Exceptional Contribution Award in recognition of their exceptional service to the College
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