Membership
People (COPY) (COPY) (COPY) (COPY)
All the latest updates from our members. Send us your news!
SoR president speaks about White Ribbon campaign
To mark White Ribbon Day (25 November), SoR president Tom Welton shared his message with society members:
“Violence against women and girls is a global crisis, and it demands action.
“The White Ribbon Campaign is a powerful movement with a simple yet profound aim: to end violence against women and girls.
“It acknowledges that the vast majority of violence against women is perpetrated by men and calls on us all to confront the attitudes, systems and behaviours that perpetuate this inequality and harm.
“This White Ribbon Day, 25 November, the Society and College of Radiographers is proud to support the #ItStartsWithMen campaign. This initiative encourages men to become allies in fostering a culture of respect and equality.
“By challenging outdated masculine norms, harmful behaviours and attitudes, we can prevent abuse, harassment and violence against women and girls.”
Insight Student Writing Competition 2024 winner
The five winners of the Insight student writing competition
(Collage of the authors of the five highest-scoring articles written by students for the Insight Student Writing Competition)
The SoR has announced diagnostic radiography student Fahima Begum is the winner of the 2024 Insight Student Writing Competition.
Each year the SoR hosts its academic writing competition, with entries open to students or recently qualified radiographers. The work must have been completed while a pre-registration radiography student, and the author must be a current member of the SoR.
All entries were judged by the Insight Editorial Board, with the five highest-scoring articles appearing in a special edition of Insight published on 5 December.
The article by Fahima, a student at the University of the West of England Bristol, centred on the barriers faced by Muslim women within the NHS’s breast screening programme. She pointed out that a number of factors, such as cultural sensitivities and immigration status, could contribute to health inequalities.
Read the December Student Writing Competition edition of Insight here
Radiotherapy team solves eye shield shortage
Members of the UHNM radiotherapy department with their Team of the Month Award
(Members of the UHNM radiotherapy department with their Team of the Month Award)
A North Midlands cancer centre radiotherapy department has been recognised for its in-house solution to a shortage of eye protection.
Engineers and clinical staff at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust’s (UHNM) Cancer Centre have been named UHNM’s Team of the Month for their response to the centre’s only supplier of protective lead in-eye shields stopping production.
UHNM’s radiotherapy department decided to start making the shields themselves, ensuring minimal negative impact on patient care.
Approximately 12 to 15 patients a year will benefit from the UHNM-produced eye shields, which were first used in September this year.
A team of engineers from the cancer centre’s workshop alongside clinical staff were led through the 18-month project by Nick Wright, senior radiotherapy technician, and Natalina Milazzo, advanced practitioner in skin.
Nick explained that, following the cessation of production, hospitals were pursuing other avenues of treatment for skin cancer, including surgery. However, with few patients for surgery, and those who do undergo it often suffering in recovery, the team sought an internal solution.
Share your news
To share your personal and professional news with Synergy and to be featured on this page in a future edition, contact synergynews@haymarket.com
Image credits:
Burak Karademir, via GettyImages
IUHNM radiotherapy department
Read more
Built with Shorthand