The beginning of MRI Safety Week is being celebrated with the announcement of the poster competition winners, whose creations are available for download now.
MRI Safety Week, which takes place in the last week of July, is an annual event focusing on the importance of safety in magnetic resonance imaging practice and seeks to raise awareness of safe working and reinforce best practices.
In 2025, the SoR's Magnetic Resonance Advisory Group organised a competition for members to design posters that provide guidance on what to do in MRI-specific emergencies.
The three winning posters in the competition are made available to download for SoR members.
This year, participants were asked to create posters based on one of two themes: ‘Emergency? Know the MRI Response pathway - raising awareness of correct actions during MRI-specific emergencies’ or ‘Creating a Safe MRI Experience - Patient-centred approaches that reduce risk and improve outcomes’.
Winning entries this year are:
Unique knowledge, experiences and insights
Sarah Jones, lead radiographer at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), created the ‘Working Together in MRI Safety’ poster.
She explained her hopes that the poster will influence colleagues, patients and visitors to the department to extend the concept of patient-centred care to every aspect of MRI safety.
Sarah said: “Patient-centred care is a core NHS value and something I believe should extend to every aspect of MRI, including MR safety. Working in a research environment with colleagues from both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds has reinforced to me the importance of keeping patients and research participants at the heart of what we do.
“Every individual brings unique knowledge, experiences and insight that can improve the quality of the information available to support MR safety decision-making. I wanted this poster to highlight that patients and participants are not just part of the MR journey, but active partners within the MR safety team.
“Through open communication, shared understanding and collaboration between patients, research participants, radiographers, MR physicists, clinicians, researchers and wider teams, we can build trust, strengthen patient-centred care and recognise that keeping people safe in MR is a shared responsibility.”
Making MRI safe and welcoming
Tiffany Robcraft, MRI radiographer at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, also won the competition with her submission: ‘Play, Prepare, Perform: A Safer MRI Experience’.
She said: “The aim of this poster was to raise awareness of paediatric-centred approaches that can reduce the need for repeat MRI scans and MRI scans under general anaesthetic. I wanted to highlight some of the ways we have applied the information in order to make our MRI environment a safe, welcoming one and the positives this can have on patients.
“For our patients and their families, I hope this poster provides reassurance that patient-focused preparation can help make MRI a safer, less stressful and more successful experience.”
'MRI safety is one of our top priorities'
The third winner of this year’s competition was Leonardos Papadopoullos, MRI deputy radiographer at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.
His poster was entitled ‘MRI Emergency Procedures – Stop, Assess, Remove, Escalate’.
He said: “I hope that this poster helps staff recognise MR emergencies quickly and reinforces the key actions that are needed in a high-pressure situation by following their departmental policies. I also hope it reassures patients that MRI safety is one of our top priorities within MR departments to ensure patient and staff safety.”
All posters are available for digital download online here.
Find out more about MRI Safety Week online now.