Thanks to Sarah Phillips for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts on how patients can more helpfully navigate their appointments @annabav.bsky.social @rose-gray.bsky.social @jomorrison.medsky.social

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y ago

Don’t be afraid to cry – or to interrupt: doctors’ tips for making the most of your medical appointment

Ready for day 1 at #RCRGlobalAI! Excited to learn more about how AI is transforming healthcare

Last week we published new data exposing the extent of recruitment freezes in cancer & diagnostic depts - as RCR President Dr Katharine Halliday says, "extraordinarily shortsighted" in the context of persistent delays for patients. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Hiring freeze at dozens of NHS cancer and diagnostic units despite rising referrals

Royal College of Radiologists calls move ‘shortsighted’ and says it puts Labour’s waiting times plan at risk

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Wondering if we should have thought about baby proofing BEFORE we bought & decorated a tree…. Tips welcome on how to prevent carnage when our 1 year old discovers this!

This is a good read on the recent radioisotope shortage - which was thankfully pretty short-lived. Hope there are serious conversations happening about how to build resilience in the supply chain going fwd (including potentially a UK reactor?) www.wired.com/story/why-an...

Why an Offline Nuclear Reactor Led to Thousands of Hospital Appointments Being Canceled

Radioisotopes are a vital resource for imaging patients’ organs and tumors—but these unstable elements also suffer from an unstable supply chain.

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Important segment on the issues in radiology capacity covered by BBC Radio 4 PM last night, ft President of the Royal College of Radiologists Dr Katharine Halliday. Listen to the segment in full from 15:40 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

PM - Universities facing year of woe - BBC Sounds

Two-thirds of universities facing financial problems, Office for Students warns.

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Over 420,000 waited longer than 4 weeks for their scan to be reported in the first half of 2024. There’s no way around it: we need more radiologists! @RCRadiologists analysis here: rcr.ac.uk/news-policy/...