The Quality Standard for Imaging

The Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI) is jointly owned and developed by The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the College of Radiographers (CoR). Originally called the Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme, it was launched in 2009 and is aimed at UK diagnostic imaging services both in the NHS and the private sector. The standard exists to provide a robust assessment and tangible evidence of quality for the whole service, which is then accredited by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS).

When the NHS was started some 73 years ago, a doctor was assured of the 'freedom... to pursue his professional methods in his own individual way, and not to be subject to outside clinical interference'¹. However by the late 1980s, following several scandals and public outcry over the treatment of patients, the Royal College of Nursing was the driving force behind establishing quality assurance...