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the NHS to carry out diagnostics safely and support the timely treatment of patients will be severely affected. This is particularly important as the population ages and services expand to keep pace with the increasing demand.’

will impact patients: ‘The current shortages in the MPCE workforce need to be addressed by a fully funded and supported long term plan. Without adequate scientists and technologists, the ability of the NHS to carry out diagnostics safely and support the timely treatment of...

Previous attempts to boost recruitment by attracting staff from overseas reflect the failure to plan and develop the workforce from within the UK.’   Ageing population fuels increasing demand Matt Dunn, IPEM’s Vice-President for Medical Physics, summed up how the issue will..

‘Training numbers have consistently failed to keep pace with workforce turnover and the difficulty in meeting statutory Medical Physics Expert requirements illustrates the significant challenges relating to career progression within MPCE.

workforce and play vital roles in the delivery of modern healthcare. For the last 10 years, it has been clear this workforce has been significantly under-resourced and is now approaching the point of being unable to deliver the safe and effective services underpinning our NHS.

established workforce shortfall in several areas and have emphasised the need for further funding dedicated to increasing the workforce establishment. Dr Farley added: ‘Clinical Scientists, technologists and engineers are a crucial sub-group of the healthcare science..

from across the healthcare science professions, have gone on to develop workforce models for multiple specialisms within MPCE to provide guidance outlining the essential requirements for a safe and effective workforce. These models have been critical in determining the...

urgent challenges we are facing in MPCE.’ Established workforce shortfalls IPEM’s Workforce Intelligence Unit (WIU) has routinely surveyed and evaluated issues relating to staffing levels within the MPCE workforce since 2013. The unit, together with IPEM volunteers drawn...

'Simply put, if the MPCE workforce was not there, nurses couldn’t monitor patients and doctors wouldn’t have the information they need to be able to make decisions or to deliver the treatment required. Any comprehensive workforce plan for the NHS must take into account the..

treatment using the latest technology. ‘They play a crucial role in areas like critical care and ICU, where each £40K bed is commissioned and maintained by clinical engineers.

and improving on processes, or in optimising and adapting the latest technologies to keep up with ever improving and evolving treatments.  Our workforce also enact the decisions doctors make – they frequently deliver the treatment prescribed and optimise the delivery of that...

Dr Anna Barnes, IPEM’s President-Elect, said: ‘I’m proud to be a Clinical Scientist working in medical physics and clinical engineering. Our workforce is absolutely crucial to the effective running of the NHS, whether in a vast range of diagnostics, in relentlessly learning...

ultrasound. They are responsible for maintaining, monitoring and operating complex, specialised equipment used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. MPCE staff are also crucial in advancing and delivering new and cutting-edge techniques to benefit patients.

Clinical technologists (sometimes known as medical technologists) work across an increasingly wide range of cutting-edge technology in various areas, such as radiotherapy, bio-engineering, dialysis, laser procedures, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and..

Clinical engineering staff also work in diagnostics and radiotherapy, as well as ensuring that medical devices such as ventilators and nebulisers are safe for patients to use, in addition to developing bespoke devices for patient rehabilitation, such as wheelchairs and prosthetic

Medical physics staff may deliver radiotherapy treatments, and work to ensure that patients who require any form of medical imaging are safe, and that their medical imaging is of good quality to ensure accurate diagnoses can be made.

crucial aspects of patient care, with the potential to lead to missed or delayed diagnoses, unsafe equipment and long waiting lists for treatments/interventions.’ Medical physics and clinical engineering workforce contribute to 45% of all patient treatments within NHS hospitals

4. Add Clinical Engineers as an eligible occupation of the Health and Care Worker Visa as a matter of urgency Dr Robert Farley, IPEM’s President, said: ‘Without swift and decisive action, the UK’s MPCE workforce will continue to decline. This will undoubtedly affect..

2. Utilise and promote all available training routes to train as many new staff as possible 3. Include specific ‘Clinical Scientist’ and ‘Clinical Technologist’ role titles on the National Shortage Occupation List