role of the radiographer prescriber. what do radiographers do?
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Role of the Radiographer Prescriber
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What do radiographers do?
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29,695 Radiographers in the UK registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Diagnostic radiographers
Therapeutic radiographers
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Diagnostic radiographers take lead responsibility for the management and care of patients undergoing a spectrum of clinical imaging examinations, together with associated image interpretation.
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Diagnostic radiographers plain film contrast imagingCT interventionalMRI ward & theatreultrasound bone scanningnuclear medicine cardiac
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Therapeutic radiographers take lead responsibility for the management and care of patients with cancer undergoing radiotherapy during the pre-treatment, treatment delivery and immediate post-treatment phases.
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Therapeutic radiographersplanning reviewtreatment end of treatmentcounselling palliativecommunity liaison satellite RTinfo & support brachytherapy
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Currently, radiographers can...........
Supply/administer under Patient Specific Directions (PSDs)
Supply/administer under Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Train as Supplementary Prescribers
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Supplementary Prescribers:
46 annotated with HCPC (end 2014)
Very few diagnostic
Therapeutic radiographers in on-treatment review
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Challenges of supplementary prescribing:
CMP
Logistics of getting CMP signed
SP more suited to long term conditions
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Independent prescribing
Why and how would it be used?
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Extension of current practice of Supplementary Prescribing
Would overcome issues with CMP Better and quicker service delivery Keeping patient on treatment New ways of working; community,
satellite etc Using skills of radiographers
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Mainly contrast agents PGDs will continue to be used Radiographer led services
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Interventional e.g. gastro-intestinal Ultrasound e.g. musculoskeletal Vascular e.g. insertion of lines DEXA scanning New ways of working e.g. Emergency
department
WE NEED A BIT OF VISION...
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A patient with a minor injury is sent for imaging, radiographer reports there is no bony injury. What if the radiographer could discharge the patient from imaging with referral and/or prescription?
Better for patient, better for service
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Please support radiographers by responding positivelyStronger together
Better for patient, better for service