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Special interest group for Indian radiographers invites members to International Radiographers Conference 2025
The International Radiographers Conference 2025, held by the Professional Alliance of Indian Radiographers (PAIR), is offering SoR members a chance to connect and share experiences.
The event will take place at the Apollo Buckingham Health Science Campus, Crewe, on Saturday 5 July.
Attending the conference will give SoR members a unique platform to connect with professionals with diverse backgrounds, enhance their skills and contribute to the future of our profession.
The event is dedicated to celebrating the diversity, professional development and unique contributions of internationally educated radiographers working in the UK.
A spokesperson for PAIR said: “We aim to create an enriching academic and professional experience, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among radiographers from diverse backgrounds. This conference will provide a platform to learn, network and thrive, enhancing our collective expertise in the field of medical imaging.”
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals opens diagnostic imaging suite
The Montagu CDC imaging suite team at the official opening
The Montagu CDC imaging suite team at the official opening
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has announced the official opening of a diagnostic imaging suite, marking a “major step” in commitment to patient care.
The occasion was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony performed by mayor Ros Jones CBE, alongside Richard Parker OBE, chief executive of DBTH, and senior members of the medical imaging team.
More than 80,000 diagnostic procedures are expected to be delivered by the suite over the next year, significantly improving health outcomes for patients across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.
Opening on 24 March, the imaging suite marks the completion of the Montagu Community Diagnostic Centre, which began construction in 2021.
Sara Elliott, head of medical imaging at DBTH, said: “The imaging suite is a fantastic asset for the medical imaging service. We are proud to have recently recruited an additional 10 radiographers and six administrators to support the service and have invested in our future workforce by training 11 apprentices through the trust’s degree apprenticeship scheme.”
Radiographers will lead the way in harnessing the power of AI in healthcare
SoR CEO Richard Evans
SoR CEO Richard Evans
In its three-year strategy for the profession, launched on Tuesday 1 April at an event in the Houses of Parliament, the Society of Radiographers will promise to “lead the way in designing patient-centred services and harnessing the power of technology and AI”.
Richard Evans, CEO of the SoR, said that the new three-year strategic framework, Vision for Our Profession, reflects the SoR’s ambition to help harness technological change – such as AI in healthcare – to meet patients’ needs quickly and with increased accuracy.
“Together, we can ensure that radiography continues to lead the way in transforming care, advancing technology and improving patient outcomes,” he said.
“AI is already capable of extracting more information from X-ray images, meaning that patients require fewer examinations and receive earlier diagnosis.
“But it can do more. We anticipate AI being able to identify the need for further tests or interventions during the examination or treatment session, so that radiographers can ensure that patients are referred quickly and efficiently to the relevant next stage of treatment.”
AHP researchers awarded £4.5m to improve healthcare in rural and coastal areas
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University and partners have been awarded £4.5m for a project to improve healthcare in rural and coastal areas and disadvantaged urban communities.
The five-year Allied Health Professions (AHP) Workforce Research Partnership will aim to improve patient care by ensuring staff in AHP roles, including radiographers, have the right skills and are available when and where they are needed in NHS hospitals, community services and general practice.
Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, the project will bring together researchers and NHS partners with patient and staff groups to design new ways of working that will improve patient care, recruitment, retention and job satisfaction.
Julie Nightingale, professor of diagnostic imaging education at Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Applied Health and Social Care Research, is leading the project alongside partners at Anglia Ruskin University, University of Lincoln, University of Sheffield, University of Suffolk, University of Leeds and NHS East of England.
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