Demand for imaging services within the NHS has been rapidly growing for several years with advances in technology providing improved diagnostic capability. Imaging has grown so rapidly that demand has been exceeding capacity even pre-pandemic. This has brought some significant challenges with delivery and concerns for the sustainability of the workforce.
In October 2020, the report also known as "the Richards review", entitled Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal. Report of the Independent review of Diagnostic Services for NHS England1, stated in recommendation 21 that: "Clinical and managerial leadership should be put in place for all diagnostic disciplines at a national, regional, and local/network level, to support implementation and drive the change programme. Development programmes to support network leadership will be required."
In response to the Richards review and its wider focus on workforce planning and development, a North West England imaging workforce strategy was...
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