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‘Don’t delay’: radiographers urged to renew HCPC registration
Members of the SoR are being urged to renew their Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as the renewal window is now open.
In order to remain a practising radiographer for the next two-year cycle, members must reapply to the HCPC between 1 December 2025 and 28 February 2026.
The renewal process involves making a professional declaration and paying a fee.
Charlotte Beardmore urged radiographers: “Don’t delay. Committing to renew your HCPC registration safeguards your legal right to practise and demonstrates your commitment to patient safety and professional standards.
“Acting promptly and renewing early in the renewal cycle will offer you peace of mind knowing this is complete, and that you are able to continue your practise and career as a radiographer.
“Registration is not only a legal requirement, it also enhances your professional credibility, builds public trust and signifies a commitment to providing safe and effective care.”
To find out more details about the HCPC registration renewal process, and to renew registrations, click here.
University Hospitals Sussex podcast shines spotlight on overseas colleagues
Interviewees and members of the podcast team at the launch event, via UHS NHS Foundation Trust
Interviewees and members of the podcast team at the launch event, via UHS NHS Foundation Trust
International healthcare workers at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust will have the opportunity to share their journeys with their communities with the help of the trust’s podcast series.
Organised in partnership with the #StayAndThrive programme, which focuses on creating the conditions for internationally educated staff to thrive in their personal and professional lives while progressing in their careers, the ‘International Care Collective’ podcast breaks down the stories behind international recruits’ routes into the NHS.
The first episode was released in October last year, with a total of seven episodes currently available online, the latest of which was launched on Tuesday 6 January.
Clinical professionals, including a Therapeutic Radiographer, nuclear medicine technologists and a radiologist, share their experiences and advice on creating foundations, making new recruits feel welcome\ and building belonging in departments.
Sign up now for SoR event to help sonographers progress their careers
Sonographers interested in finding out more about how they can advance their career are being encouraged to attend a study day and workshop taking place on 3 March.
The ‘How Do I Progress My Ultrasound Career?’ event will bring together experts from across the sonography career landscape, including practice educators, advanced practitioners, clinical specialists and researchers, to deliver educational seminars and workshops.
Whether considering advanced practice, a consultant role, education, research or management, this study day is designed to help those interested in ultrasound to develop their path forward.
Taking place on 3 March from 9am to 4.30pm at 44 Hallam Street, London W1, attendees will find support on advancement, pursuing new roles and actionable next steps.
Speakers will discuss their career journeys from across pathways, deliver expertise surrounding the career frameworks that are available and provide hands-on sessions with mapping tools, tailored to individuals’ aspirations.
Cancer plan for rural and coastal areas a ‘positive step’ but must go further
The SoR has welcomed the government’s plan to strengthen cancer care for patients in rural and coastal areas, but warned the National Cancer Plan must go further.
Announced by the Department of Health and Social Care on 22 January, measures to improve cancer treatment and outcomes for patients in areas without easy access will be laid out in detail later this year. The plans include new training places targeted at trusts with the biggest workforce gaps.
However, the SoR has said that chronic radiography workforce shortages are so severe that investment in radiography positions is needed now.
The most deprived parts of the country often have fewer cancer consultants, leaving patients waiting longer for vital care. These areas also face the highest rates of economic inactivity, with long waits for diagnosis and treatment keeping people out of work and holding back local economies.
‘Shaping the future together’: National Conference for Radiology Leaders returns
Attendees at last year's National Conference for Radiology Leaders
Attendees at last year's National Conference for Radiology Leaders
The SoR’s National Conference for Radiology Leaders (NCRL) will return in 2026 for leaders in imaging to hear from leading thinkers and see examples of best practice.
Hosted as a collaboration between the Society of Radiographers and Philips Healthcare UK, the NCRL provides leaders the opportunity to hear from experts in the field about best practice.
Next year’s conference is entitled ’Leading with impact: Shaping the future together’, and is expected to be a “stimulating and rewarding day for all”.
Richard Evans, CEO for the society, said the conference would aim to ask questions such as: “As leaders, how can we provide meaning and motivation for our teams amid the escalating demands of the speciality? How do we bring about change that is sustainable and impactful for our colleagues and our patients?”
SoR urges members to respond to government consultation on ‘earned settlement’ for migrants
The Society of Radiographers is calling on members to respond to the government’s new consultation on ‘earned settlement’ for migrants living in the UK.
With the consultation due to close on 12 February, the SoR urged members to submit their views as soon as possible.
In November, the government published a report setting out proposed reforms to the current migrant settlement rules, which would ensure “those granted settlement and citizenship are well integrated, economically self sufficient and committed to the communities they join”.
The SoR is asking members to respond individually to the consultation and to share their views with the society to help inform its own response to the proposals.
Richard Evans, CEO of the society, said: “As with many parts of the NHS, radiography has benefited over many years from colleagues coming to the UK to work. In recent years, there have been particularly productive international recruitment campaigns, often supported by the government, that have resulted in essential increases to the workforce. Radiographers who are recruited from overseas make a massive difference to the ability to provide imaging and radiotherapy services.”
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