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Dr Emma Hyde joins SoR team as head of education and research
Dr Emma Hyde
Dr Emma Hyde, by Stephen Williams
The SoR has appointed Dr Emma Hyde to the role of head of education and research.
Emma joined the Professional and Education team at the SoR on 1 April.
As part of her new role, Emma will support the College of Radiographers in its approval and accreditation work and focus on education. She will also work with the CoR team to support development of its programme approval process and lead the organisation’s work on delivering the College of Radiographers’ research strategy.
In addition, Emma will work closely with the SoR Patient Advisory Group.
Currently, Emma is an associate professor of diagnostic imaging at the University of Derby. Before her time at the university she was a Diagnostic Radiographer specialising in CT and MRI scanning and worked in the NHS for 10 years.
Society of Radiographers Rep of the Year winners announced
Richard Evans, by Eva Slusarek
Richard Evans, by Eva Slusarek
Winners of the Society of Radiographers Rep of the Year have now been selected, with successful recipients being drawn from across the UK.
The winning members will be recognised at the SoR Annual Delegates Conference (ADC), to be held on 28-30 April in London, bringing together 200 members including regional representatives, regional and national officers and UK Council.
The Rep of the Year Awards honour individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the radiography profession as an accredited SoR health and safety, industrial relations or union learning representative.
Alongside the Regional Rep of the Year Awards, granted to one winner per region or country, the Rep Awards will celebrate ‘UK Rep of the Year’, one overall winner selected from the regional winners. The overall winner will be announced at the ADC.
The winning reps are:
- Eastern region: Kavithaa Raghupathy, MRI radiographer at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, health and safety rep
- London: Samantha Kemp, senior radiographer at Royal Marsden NHS Trust Chelsea, industrial relations rep
- Midlands: Amy Ensell-Harper, CT lead radiographer at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust, industrial relations rep
- North West: Rachael Heeney, Diagnostic Radiographer at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Paddington CDC, industrial relations rep
- Northern Ireland: Gill Hodges, clinical tutor at the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre, industrial relations rep
- Scotland: Jennifer Stewart, CT lead and specialist paediatric radiographer at RHCYP Edinburgh, industrial relations rep
- South East: Maria Johnson, advanced radiographer CSI at UHS, industrial relations rep
- South West: Rupert Maclaren, reporting radiographer at Yeovil District Hospital, industrial relations rep
- Wales: Jasmine Edmunds, senior radiographer at University Hospital Llandough, industrial relations rep
- Yorkshire and North Trent: Paula McLoone, senior Therapeutic Radiographer and Macmillan pre-treatment team leader at Castle Hill Hospital – Queen’s Centre, industrial relations rep
University Hospitals Leicester celebrates ‘state of the art’ radiotherapy installation
Opening of UHL's Halcyon Linac, via UHL
Opening of UHL's Halcyon Linac, via UHL
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and equipment service provider Ergéa have opened a state of the art Halcyon linear accelerator.
The installation of the linear accelerator (linac) marks a major advancement in radiotherapy services at the trust, supporting treatment capacity and ensuring patients have access to cutting-edge cancer care.
The installation comes following last year’s comprehensive upgrade of the trust’s fleet of radiotherapy equipment, with UHL’s four truebeam linacs being modernised to ensure efficient and reliable treatment delivery.
A key factor in the success of this project was the seamless integration of new equipment across the fleet, UHL said.
Suzanne Jordan, head of radiotherapy at UHL, added: “The new machine gives us the opportunity to increase capacity, reduce waiting times and ensure that more patients receive timely and effective radiotherapy treatment.”
NHS Forth Valley celebrates 22 per cent drop in waiting times for diagnostic services
Patient undergoing CT scan at NHS Forth Valley
Patient undergoing CT scan at NHS Forth Valley
NHS Forth Valley is celebrating reduced waiting times for diagnostic scans and urology treatment, after they dropped by 22 per cent between April and September 2024.
Thanks to the ongoing development of innovative advanced clinical roles within local radiology and nursing teams, the trust is making strides in patient care, increasing capacity and reducing waiting times.
NHS Forth Valley, which provides healthcare services in the Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling areas of Scotland, refers to these roles as advanced radiology practitioners and advanced nurse practitioners in their communications.
The advanced practitioners in radiology are highly educated, trained and developed radiographers who have played a “key role” in meeting growing demand in the region.
NHS Forth Valley’s diagnostic imaging service scans approximately 190,000 patients each year, and is supported by a dedicated team of 109 clinical staff, including 26 advanced practitioners, sonographers, radiographers and assistant practitioners, who provide expert care to specific patient groups.
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