Factors influencing the development and implementation of advanced and consultant radiographer practice – A review of the literature

Radiographer reporting in the UK: is the current scope of practice limiting plain-film reporting capacity?

“…The average consultant radiographer spends over 50% of their time reporting, in keeping with national guidance on their clinical practice. 30 Lack of time to report has been a longstanding issue for radiographers; 31 although this problem appears to have reduced, there remain inconsistencies in job planning and staff utilization across the UK. Those who were not reporting cited staff shortages and time constraints to be the primary reasons, echoing a recent study.…”

Professionals' experiences of imaging in the radiography process – A phenomenological approach

“…Government policies and a shortage of radiologists in the UK have facilitated the development of the professional role for some radiographers, who have moved on to an advanced or consulting level. These areas are available for a minority of radiographers; the majority still work with imaging or radiotherapy (9,10,11,12,13,14).…”

An economic evaluation of introducing a skills mix approach to CT head reporting in clinical practice

“…There has been precedence in the past from studies in X-Ray 47,50,57,58,59 , CT 60 and fluoroscopy 61 to establish the cost effectiveness of radiographers reporting. This study predisposes any additional cost between the interventions could not be appropriately calculated to Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratios (ICER) or Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) as the patient sample group data did not recorded the impact of the intervention on treatment and management plans, as evidence from discrepancy audit meetings were unavailable.…”