- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Radiology practices and education
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
2011-2020
Pinderfields Hospital
2018
Sonographers report high levels of burnout. For those working in obstetric ultrasound, one frequently cited stressor is the delivery bad or difficult news. Training news may reduce sonographer stress levels, but no studies have investigated experiences this training.To investigate training and preferences for techniques, to assess whether associated with lower burnout higher wellbeing.A cross-sectional survey measured occupational characteristics, preferences, (on two dimensions exhaustion...
Background Studies indicate there is a need to improve the delivery of unexpected news via obstetric ultrasound, but have been few advances in this area. One factor preventing improvement has lack consensus regarding appropriate phrases and behaviours which sonographers ultrasound practitioners should use these situations. Aims To develop guidelines for Early Pregnancy Unit Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme NHS settings. Methods A workshop was conducted identify priorities reach on areas...
Background: Consultant radiographer numbers remain low despite the ongoing capacity challenges in diagnostic imaging. This is compounded by limited evidence of how such roles can positively impact on service delivery, particularly relation to their leadership expectations. Aims: To examine activities undertaken consultant radiographers; roles, and consider whether encompass four domains practice. Method: Six radiographers employed a single NHS Trust completed an activity diary over period 7...
Previous research has evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of emergency medicine ultrasound (EMU); however, literature on clinical governance issues such as quality training, competence operator, development guidelines or standard setting within individual trusts is very limited. Although national have been issued regarding non-radiology performed ultrasound, it unclear whether expectations provided guidance are being implemented in practice. The aim this study was to explore service...