Current model is not working, TUC Congress will be told
It takes too long for patients to receive effective access to the treatment that they need because the government is obsessed with supporting an out-of-date system, next week’s trades union congress will be told.
The Society of Radiographers say that patients should be able to go direct to the most appropriate healthcare professionals and not always have to rely on general practitioners to refer patients.
The four-hour strike by members of the Society of Radiographers (SoR) in Northern Ireland will go ahead tomorrow (30 April) and, other than individuals providing emergency and urgent care, the union are expecting it to receive total support.
NHS radiology services across Wales will be assessed for quality and safety under the Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme (ISAS). This demonstrates the strong commitment by NHS Wales to delivering high quality services for all its patients.
Diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy professionals who are members of the Society of Radiographers in England and Northern Ireland will be taking industrial action on Monday 24 November.
The healthcare professionals who take the scans to identify injury and disease have added their voice to demands for an investigation as why it is taking too long for patients to receive the results of tests.
The Society of Radiographers has announced a second set of industrial action in its dispute with the Government over NHS pay.
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