The shortage of radiographers: A global crisis in healthcare

K Konstantinidis - Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Just a few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation had
forecast a shortfall of eighteen million healthcare professionals by 2030 [1]. Today, as …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 on service delivery in radiology and radiotherapy

S Mc Fadden, T Flood, P Shepherd, T Gilleece - Radiography, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on radiography services
globally. The reshaping of service delivery continues to impact patient management and the …

Workplace factors impacting the wellbeing of diagnostic radiographers in clinical practice: A literature review

Y Ismail, N Shiner, R Tucker - Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in an emphasis on
external factors affecting the wellbeing of staff within the National Health Service. There is a …

[HTML][HTML] Infection prevention and control in medical imaging surveys: The need to map to guidelines to address systemic issues?

YA Jimenez, S Hill, SJ Lewis - Infection, Disease & Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Infection prevention and control (IPC) in the medical imaging (MI) setting is
recognised as an important factor in providing high-quality patient care and safe working …

The evolution of mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) for diagnostic radiographers in Ireland-A longitudinal study

J Grehan, L Rainford, ML Ryan - Radiography, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction This longitudinal research study reports on aspects of CPD immediately before
and in the years following the simultaneous introduction of state registration and mandatory …

Infection control and radiation safety practices in the radiology department during the COVID-19 outbreak

MM Abuzaid, W Elshami, HO Tekin - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Rationale and objectives Radiology personnel must have good knowledge, experience and
adherence to radiation protection and infection control practices to ensure patient safety and …

Investigation of the Radiographer's adherence and compliance with radiation protection and infection control practices during COVID-19 mobile radiography

MU Khandaker, MM Abuzaid, IA Mohamed… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Radiological staff, especially radiographers, work as front liners against the COVID-19
outbreak. This study aims to assess compliance with radiation protection and infection …

The impact of COVID‐19 on Western Australian medical imaging clinical practice and workplace

C Dann, Z Sun - Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Medical imaging plays a key role in the management of patients with
coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19). This field is at risk from the impacts of the pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges, coping mechanisms, and recovery from the initial waves of the COVID-19 pandemic among academic radiographers

KM Knapp, S Venner, JP McNulty, LA Rainford - Radiography, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe in March 2020 and created major
challenges across healthcare provision and for healthcare education programmes as well …

[HTML][HTML] Two years on and four waves later: Johannesburg diagnostic radiographers' experiences of COVID-19

S Lewis - Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction At the onset of COVID-19 diagnostic radiographers from Gauteng, South Africa,
shared their experiences of the new workflow and operations, their well-being and their …