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Radiographer takes home silver at Parkinson’s Table Tennis Championships
Senior radiographer Joy Paul, from the NHS Ayrshire and Arran region in Scotland, took home the silver medal in both the women's doubles and the mixed doubles during the World Parkinson’s Table Tennis Championships tournament last November. She also won a bronze medal in the singles competition.
Ms Paul was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2008, and later came across an article which had said that there was scientific evidence that playing table tennis helped to alleviate some of the symptoms of the disease. The article also explained that the first ever Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships would be held in New York in 2019, open to anyone with Parkinson’s.
After significant success in her first competition, the UK National Championships in August 2021 where she took home a bronze medal, Ms Paul travelled to Berlin for the World Championships that year, and made it to the quarter final stage, eventually leading her to podium success in last year’s edition, held in Crete, Greece from 1-5 November 2023.
Credit: Joy Paul
Credit: Joy Paul
Credit: Joy Paul
Credit: Joy Paul
Donna Caldwell and Chloe Wilkinson
Donna Caldwell and Chloe Wilkinson
Radiographers join Beatson Cancer Charity’s 240,000 step challenge
Clinical trials radiographers working at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Donna Caldwell and Chloe Wilkinson, have signed up to the Beatson Cancer Charity’s 8,000 step challenge.
The pair will walk 8,000 steps every day for thirty days, or 240,000 steps in total, to raise “vital funds” to support cancer patients across the west of Scotland, or the equivalent of 100 miles in a month, the same distance as walking from Glasgow to Edinburgh and back.
The 8,000 steps walked each day will represent the 8,000 new patients the centre treats each year.
Ms Caldwell’s and Ms Wilkinson’s roles are partly funded by Beatson Cancer Charity, and are part of the radiotherapy research infrastructure that sets up clinical trials to make them available not only at Beatson, but across the west of Scotland.
Money raised for the charity supports the Radiotherapy Research Grant, which allows the clinical trial radiographer roles to continue, and opens trials up to more patients.
Wolverhampton trust welcomes second cohort of radiography apprentices
A second cohort of radiography apprentices have taken up paid training roles at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which offers an equivalent BSc honours degree in Diagnostic Radiography at the end of the three-year course, after 160 potential radiographers applied.
The new cohort includes a range of age groups and backgrounds, including five mature students and one A level graduate.
Sharon Dhadda, radiology workforce lead said: “This apprenticeship is like a golden ticket because it’s so popular – it trains people for a career and it helps us to attract and retain staff because people can see an investment in them.
“Also, if they work towards and gain a qualified position here, they are more likely to stay. If we put the effort in, I know we’re going to have fantastic radiographers, and we can see that with our second years.”
Charlotte Beardmore and Professor Heidi Probst recognised in New Year Honours list
The SoR’s director for professional policy, Charlotte Beardmore, has been recognised for extraordinary achievement and service to radiography in the New Year Honours List for 2024.
The list recognises people who have made significant contributions to public life.
Charlotte received a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) award for her work during her career.
She said: “I was shocked but also pleased that the government was recognising our wonderful profession of radiography and the Allied Health Professions. It is a great honour to accept this award on behalf of all the radiography profession. Our members work tirelessly with great professionalism to provide outstanding imaging and radiotherapy services to millions of patients in the UK, and I thank them for this.”
Also receiving recognition for service to radiography this year is researcher, lecturer and former director of the Health Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University, Professor Heidi Probst.
Charlotte Beardmore
Charlotte Beardmore
Heidi Probst
Heidi Probst
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