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Charity football match sees support from premier league footballer
Great Western Hospital team in football kit, via Sam Perry-Smith
Great Western Hospital team in football kit, via Sam Perry-Smith
A charity football match organised by a radiographer at Great Western Hospital (GWH) Swindon was attended by a premier league footballer.
Organised by Sam Perry-Smith, a qualified assistant practitioner training to be a radiographer at GWH NHS Foundation Trust, the winner of the match between GWH and Southmead Hospital raised money for both hospitals’ chosen charity, Breast Cancer Now.
The event took place on 14 June at Highworth Football Club, and was attended by premier league footballer Charlie Austin.
Sam’s colleagues at GWH chose Breast Cancer Now to raise money for after a colleague and close friend of the team lost their younger sister to the disease earlier this year.
“It seems really sad it’s taken a friend to lose a loved one to do something to raise awareness for the disease as it affects so many; however, if our event contributes to assisting and supporting another person battling the disease and their family, then we have done our job,” said Sam.
Professor Naomi Shiner delivers inaugural professorial presentation at Keele University
Professor Heidi Fuller and Professor Trevor McMillan OBE present Professor Shiner with a locally made vase from Stoke-on-Trent given only to the appointed professors
Professor Heidi Fuller and Professor Trevor McMillan OBE present Professor Shiner with a locally made vase from Stoke-on-Trent given only to the appointed professors
Professor Naomi Shiner delivered her inaugural speech as a professor at Keele University in April.
Professor Shiner is the faculty director of simulation across medicine and the health sciences at the university. By background, she is a Diagnostic Radiographer with a specialism in reporting radiography.
Titled ‘Simulation: The girl behind the mask’, the presentation outlined Professor Shiner’s journey to becoming a professor. This involved chronicling her time as a student at the University of Central England, before she moved on to clinical practice at Nottingham NHS Trust and eventually the role of superintendent radiographer in Inverness.
Professor Shiner then recounted her academic career, which began at Robert Gordon University in 2013, where she found her love for simulation and moulage. This inspired her to take on doctoral research at the University of Derby, where she studied the emotional impact of simulation on radiography students.
Leadership Mentoring Scheme graduate nominated for prestigious award
Hannah Bown, via the SoR
Hannah Bown, via the SoR
A radiographer who last year completed the SoR’s Leadership Mentoring Scheme has been nominated within her trust for a leadership award.
Hannah Bown, interventional lead radiographer at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, was nominated for the Hampshire Hospitals People Awards in the leadership category and received a certificate of recognition, which recognises an individual who demonstrates excellent leadership skills that inspire and motivate others.
Last year, Hannah completed the Leadership Mentoring Scheme, an SoR initiative that gives radiographers the opportunity to learn from experienced leaders in the profession and develop their own leadership capabilities.
Hannah said: “Upon learning of my nomination I felt a sense of pride and job satisfaction – leading a team and a service can, at times, be incredibly challenging because of the current pressures being faced by the NHS. It is easy to become so involved in the day-to-day clinical requirements and feel like you have lost touch with the other areas of leadership that are so important.”
Council members elected for South East and Eastern regions
Rachel Nolan, via SoR
Rachel Nolan, via SoR
Following a UK Council election ballot held in April, the South East and Eastern regions have appointed council members.
All eligible members in these regions were invited to vote to decide which candidates to elect.
The South East region representative on UK Council, Sophia Watts, has been newly elected, while Rachel Nolan has been re-elected to her position as representative for the Eastern region. The certified voting report for the Eastern and South East elections can be obtained upon request by contacting on zoew@sor.org.
SoR president elect Katie Thompson said: “As a member organisation it is a great opportunity to get involved in the operations and management of the SoR; with influence on both policy and organisation direction now is an exciting time – the launch of the strategy gives us clear focus for new board directors to help deliver.”
SoR CEO makes media appearances over patients filming procedures without permission
SoR CEO Richard Evans, via the SoR
SoR CEO Richard Evans, via the SoR
Richard Evans, CEO of the Society of Radiographers, spoke on national radio on 17 June to discuss an SoR campaign aimed at preventing patients from filming clinical procedures without permission.
In a statement, the SoR said that those who videoed their medical treatments to upload on social media risk publicising other patients’ medical information. Patients also risk compromising their own treatment and making staff uncomfortable and anxious.
While some hospitals already have rules preventing filming, the SoR is calling for policies across the NHS to prevent patients from photographing or filming clinical procedures without permission.
Richard appeared on several radio shows including BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 5 Live, LBC and Times Radio to discuss the professional body’s opinion on filming clinical procedures.
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