Transcript Radiology Reporting – Dr P Kelly - Scottish Clinical Imaging Network

SCOTTISH CLINICAL IMAGING NETWORK
SCIN
(Managed Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Network- reborn and rebranded 2014)
Dr Paul Kelly, Clinical Director, Radiology, Forth Valley
Seven Day Working In Imaging in Scotland
Quality in Imaging
Direct Access to Imaging for Primary Care
PET CT
National Procurement for Outsourcing of Image Reporting
Why outsource?
Radiologist numbers (Scotland)
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Current vacancies (>20)
Workforce age demographics/pension change
317 radiologists currently
Sunday Post prediction of 312 in 2024
England 30 extra recruited per year
Trainee numbers
7 day working
Current solutions
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30% increase in consultants under this govt
EPA (cheap and predictable)
WLI (less cheap and less predictable)
Locums
Radiographer reporting (?30% plain film)
Outsource/WLI (£2.6M total)
The Problem
• Backlog
• Ongoing demand
• Out of hours - ? exclude
National Procurement framework
for outsourcing reporting
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National procurement of equipment
Project initiation document
Ltd number of companies/finite resource
National contract negotiated
Individual boards select from options depending
on needs
• Save time and money
• Standardise cost and procedure
Issues
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Backdoor privatisation?
Which image type best to outsource?
Access to previous films/report
Qualifications (GMC,FRCR)
Governance
Guidelines
Unexpected significant findings
Technology
Networks & Subspecialisation
• Neuro
• Paeds
• Intervention
• General reporting/?Insourcing
• Out of hours
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