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asked Her Majesty's Government:How many (a) breast screening radiologists, and (b) colonic screening radiologists are working in the United Kingdom in the past five years.
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many (a) breast screening radiologists, and (b) colonic screening radiologists are working in the United Kingdom in the past five years.
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Darzi of Denham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 September 2008
The annual National Health Service workforce census does not separately identify the number of breast screening radiologists and colonic screening radiologists employed from the rest of the radiology workforce.
The department does collect the number of radiologists working in the NHS. The number of consultant radiologists working in the NHS in England over the past five years is shown below.
The number of consultant radiologists has increased by 273 (14.7 per cent) since 2003.
| Table 7a Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) medical and dental consultants (including Directors of Public Health) by specialty group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numbers | |||||
| England at 30 September | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Radiology | 1,860 | 1,928 | 2,058 | 2,105 | 2,133 |
Notes
Answer received between Tuesday 19 August and Tuesday 26 August 2008
Subjects
Cancer; Consultants; NHS; Staff; Screening; Radiology
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
5085; 703 c366-7WA
House
House of Lords
What steps they are taking to ensure that there are sufficient consultant radiologists to meet demand for scans and complex imaging as a consequence of the Government’s planned extension of the breast screening and colonic screening programmes.
What steps they are taking to ensure that there are sufficient consultant radiologists to meet demand for scans and complex imaging as a consequence of the Government’s planned extension of the breast screening and colonic screening programmes.
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Darzi of Denham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 September 2008
The number of consultant radiologists has increased from 1,473 in 1997 to 2,133 in 2007, an increase of 45 per cent. It is for cancer networks to work in partnership with strategic health authorities, primary care trusts, NHS trusts and postgraduate deaneries to put in place a sustainable process to assess, plan and review their workforce needs and the education and training of all staff linked to local and national priorities for cancer, including cancer screening programmes.
Notes
Answer received between Tuesday 19 August and Tuesday 26 August 2008
Subjects
Cancer; Consultants; Staff; Screening; Radiology
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
5084; 703 c366WA
House
House of Lords
What assessment has been made of the effects of the increased dose of radiation necessary for digital radiography.
What assessment has been made of the effects of the increased dose of radiation necessary for digital radiography.
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 March 2006
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recognised that guidance was required when the new digital technology first appeared and placed appropriate guidance and advice on its website about regular radiation dose constancy checks.This guidance is regularly updated, and MHRA and the Department of Health work closely with the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, which has produced recent, more detailed work regarding anatomical differences. This guidance is cross-referenced in a number of official documents to ensure healthcare staff are informed.The radiation dose required to produce a digital radiographic image is approximately the same as the film-based radiation dose. Digital radiography has an added advantage where, if the operator should misjudge slightly the size of the patient, the detector unit compensates for this and ultimately can save a repeat procedure, which means no extra radiation dose.All new direct digital radiography units are fitted with a device that directly measures the radiation dose per image; this can help to indicate any drift in radiation values.It is down to individual purchasers at each hospital rather than the Government to make their own enquiries about the dose implications of their radiological purchases.The local radiation protection adviser and medical physics expert will be involved in the commissioning process to ensure that image quality is optimised with the lowest possible radiation dose. Comprehensive advice is available from professional organisations such as the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and the multi-disciplinary body the British Institute of Radiology.
Subjects
Digital technology; Radiology
Date
21 March 2006
Reference
4737; 680 c42-3WA
House
House of Lords
What directions on patient safety have been issued to radiology departments following the introduction of digital radiography; and
What directions on patient safety have been issued to radiology departments following the introduction of digital radiography; and
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 March 2006
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recognised that guidance was required when the new digital technology first appeared and placed appropriate guidance and advice on its website about regular radiation dose constancy checks.This guidance is regularly updated, and MHRA and the Department of Health work closely with the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, which has produced recent, more detailed work regarding anatomical differences. This guidance is cross-referenced in a number of official documents to ensure healthcare staff are informed.The radiation dose required to produce a digital radiographic image is approximately the same as the film-based radiation dose. Digital radiography has an added advantage where, if the operator should misjudge slightly the size of the patient, the detector unit compensates for this and ultimately can save a repeat procedure, which means no extra radiation dose.All new direct digital radiography units are fitted with a device that directly measures the radiation dose per image; this can help to indicate any drift in radiation values.It is down to individual purchasers at each hospital rather than the Government to make their own enquiries about the dose implications of their radiological purchases.The local radiation protection adviser and medical physics expert will be involved in the commissioning process to ensure that image quality is optimised with the lowest possible radiation dose. Comprehensive advice is available from professional organisations such as the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and the multi-disciplinary body the British Institute of Radiology.
Subjects
Digital technology; Patients; Safety; Radiology
Date
21 March 2006
Reference
4738; 680 c42-3WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies there are in the NHS for (a) radiographers and (b) radiotherapy technicians. - Inc tables showing vacancies for radiographers and radiotherapy physicists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies there are in the NHS for (a) radiographers and (b) radiotherapy technicians. - Inc tables showing vacancies for radiographers and radiotherapy physicists.
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2004
For answer on
18 November 2004
Answered on
18 November 2004
Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies there are in the NHS for (a) radiographers and
(b) radiotherapy technicians. [199328]
Mr. Hutton: Specific information on the number of vacancies for radiotherapy technicians is not collected centrally. The tables show
the number and rate of vacancies lasting three months or more for radiographers and radiotherapy physicists.
Department of Health Vacancies Survey, March 2004, NHS 3 month vacancies by Government Office Region and Strategic Health Authority
area for qualified radiography staff
3 month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Diagnostic radiographers
March 2004 September 2003
vacancy 3 month vacancy Staff in post (wte) Staff in post
rate (%) (No.) (headcount)
England 4.8 488 9,642 11,687
A North East 1.8 11 579 681
Government Office
Region
Q09 Northumberland, 2.1 8 327 386
Tyne and Wear SHA
Q10 County Durham and 1.2 3 252 295
Tees Valley SHA
B North West 3.9 66 1,636 2,023
Government Office
Region
Q13 Cumbria and 3.1 13 405 505
Lancashire SHA
Q14 Greater Manchester 4.8 31 605 723
SHA
Q15 Cheshire and 3.6 23 626 795
Merseyside SHA
D Yorkshire and the 1.4 16 1,156 1,393
Humber Government
Office Region
Q11 North and East 2.4 7 293 367
Yorkshire and
Northern
Lincolnshire SHA
Q12 West Yorkshire SHA 1.6 9 588 706
Q23 South Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- 275 320
E East Midlands 2.3 16 658 819
Government Office
Region
Q24 Trent SHA 1.8 7 407 502
Q25 Leicestershire, 3.1 8 251 317
Northamptonshire
and Rutland SHA
F West Midlands 3.9 39 946 1,198
Government Office
Region
Q26 Shropshire and 1.7 5 268 352
Staffordshire SHA
Q27 Birmingham and The 4.3 21 432 519
Black Country SHA
Q28 West Midlands South 5.5 14 246 327
SHA
G East of England 4.9 47 934 1,135
Government Office
Region
Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk 5.7 29 489 595
and Cambridgeshire
SHA
Q02 Bedfordshire and 3.3 8 221 272
Hertfordshire SHA
Q03 Essex SHA 4.7 10 224 268
H London Government 10.3 167 1,466 1,814
Office Region
Q04 North West London 9.5 35 332 358
SHA
Q05 North Central 12.6 47 323 353
London SHA
Q06 North East London 14.3 43 269 283
SHA
Q07 South East London 9.0 29 293 322
SHA
Q08 South West London 5.1 14 249 298
SHA
J South East 7.6 104 1,268 1607
Government Office
Region
Q16 Thames Valley SHA 1.6 5 301 403
Q17 Hampshire and Isle 10.4 34 317 414
Of Wight SHA
Q18 Kent and Medway SHA 7.4 21 260 314
Q19 Surrey and Sussex 9.7 45 390 476
SHA
K South West 2.0 21 1,000 1217
Government Office
Region
D20 Avon, 0.8 4 482 582
Gloucestershire and
Wiltshire SHA
Q21 South West 3.3 10 287 352
Peninsula SHA
Q22 Dorset and Somerset 2.8 7 231 283
SHA
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3 month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Therapeutic radiographers
March 2004 September 2003
3 month vacancy 3 month vacancy Staff in post (wte) Staff in post
rate (%) (No.) (headcount)
England 8.8 144 1,469 1,657
A North East 4.1 3 72 87
Government Office
Region
Q09 Northumberland, 6.1 3 47 54
Tyne and Wear SHA
Q10 County Durham and 0.0 -- 25 33
Tees Valley SHA
B North West 11.5 23 181 197
Government Office
Region
Q13 Cumbria and 22.0 12 42 44
Lancashire SHA
Q14 Greater Manchester 12.3 8 63 70
SHA
Q15 Cheshire and 3.8 3 76 83
Merseyside SHA
D Yorkshire and the 1.1 2 133 154
Humber Government
Office Region
Q11 North and East 7.2 2 20 21
Yorkshire and
Northern
Lincolnshire SHA
Q12 West Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- 64 74
Q23 South Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- 50 59
E East Midlands 2.3 3 147 168
Government Office
Region
Q24 Trent SHA 0.0 99 111
Q25 Leicestershire, 6.5 3 49 57
Northamptonshire
and Rutland SHA
F West Midlands 14.1 20 128 141
Government Office
Region
Q26 Shropshire and 14.2 6 31 3.5
Staffordshire SHA
Q27 Birmingham and The 13.4 10 68 74
Black Country SHA
Q28 West Midlands South 15.5 5 29 32
SHA
G East of England 6.8 12 165 193
Government Office
Region
Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk 0.0 -- 91 105
and Cambridgeshire
SHA
Q02 Bedfordshire and 20.7 9 35 43
Hertfordshire SHA
Q03 Essex SHA 7.4 3 39 45
H London Government 13.4 39 249 265
Office Region
Q04 North West London 33.7 15 31 31
SHA
Q05 North Central 10.8 8 58 61
London SHA
Q06 North East London 8.0 4 47 50
SHA
Q07 South East London 17.6 12 61 64
SHA
Q08 South West London 0.0 -- 53 59
SHA
J South East 12.5 34 218 256
Government Office
Region
Q16 Thames Valley SHA 11.5 6 46 54
Q17 Hampshire and Isle 4.3 3 72 83
Of Wight SHA
Q18 Kent and Medway SHA 15.4 11 45 53
Q19 Surrey and Sussex 17.8 14 55 66
SHA
K South West 4.6 8 175 196
Government Office
Region
D20 Avon, 6.0 5 84 96
Gloucestershire and
Wiltshire SHA
Q21 South West 4.7 3 62 68
Peninsula SHA
Q22 Dorset and Somerset 0.0 -- 29 32
SHA
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3 month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Radiotherapy physicists
3 month vacancy rate (%) 3 month vacancy (No.)
England 2.2 15
A North East Government Office 3.8 1
Region
Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 3.8 1
SHA
Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley -- --
SHA
B North West Government Office -- --
Region
Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire SHA -- --
Q14 Greater Manchester SHA -- --
Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside SHA -- --
D Yorkshire and the Humber 0.0 --
Government Office Region
Q11 North and East Yorkshire and -- --
Northern Lincolnshire SHA
Q12 West Yorkshire SHA 0.0 --
Q23 South Yorkshire SHA 0.0 --
E East Midlands Government Office 2.9 2
Region
Q24 Trent SHA 2.1 1
Q25 Leicestershire, 4.5 1
Northamptonshire and Rutland
SHA
F West Midlands Government Office 1.2 1
Region
Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 0.0 --
SHA
Q27 Birmingham and The Black 2.2 1
Country SHA
Q28 West Midlands South SHA 0.0 --
G East of England Government 0.0 --
Office Region
Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and 0.0 --
Cambridgeshire SHA
Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0.0 --
SHA
Q03 Essex SHA 0.0 --
H London Government Office Region 3.1 5
Q04 North West London SHA 8.5 3
Q05 North Central London SHA 9.0 2
Q06 North East London SHA 0.0 --
Q07 South East London SHA -- --
Q08 South West London SHA 0.0 --
J South East Government Office 4.5 6
Region
Q16 Thames Valley SHA 2.5 1
Q17 Hampshire and Isle Of Wight SHA 0.0 --
Q18 Kent and Medway SHA 14.4 4
Q19 Surrey and Sussex SHA 2.2 1
K South West Government Office 1.6 1
Region
D20 Avon, Gloucestershire and 0.0 --
Wiltshire SHA
Q21 South West Peninsula SHA 0.0 --
Q22 Dorset and Somerset SHA 7.9 1
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
wte = Whole-time equivalent. 3 month vacancy notes: 1. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March 2004. 2. Three month
vacancies are vacancies which Trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole-time
equivalents). 3. Three month Vacancy Rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of 3 month vacancies plus staff in
post. 4. 3 month Vacancy Rates are calculated using staff in post from the Vacancy Survey, March 2004. 5. Percentages are rounded to
one decimal place. 6. -- = zero. Staff in post notes: 1. Staff in post data is from the Non-Medical Workforce Census, September
2003. 2. -- = zero. 3. September 2003 staff in post data is not available for radiotherapy physicists. General notes: 1. Vacancy and
staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal
the actual vacancy rates. 3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts. 4. Strategic HA figures are based on
Trusts, and do not necessarily reflect the geographical provision of healthcare. Sources: Department of Health Vacancies Survey,
March 2004. Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census, September 2003.
Subjects
Staff; Vacancies; Radiotherapy; Radiology; Technicians
Date
18 November 2004
Reference
199328; 426 c1984-90W;426 c1990-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of professional groups on increasing the number of radiographers available to the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of professional groups on increasing the number of radiographers available to the NHS.
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2004
For answer on
18 November 2004
Answered on
18 November 2004
Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with representatives of professional groups
on increasing the number of radiographers available to the NHS. [199327]
Mr. Hutton: I have regular meetings with professional bodies, including the Society of Radiographers, to discuss a wide range of
topics, for example increasing the number of radiographers in the national health service.
Subjects
NHS; Recruitment; Staff; Radiology
Date
18 November 2004
Reference
199327; 426 c1984W;426 c1990W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of Agenda for Change on the (a) remuneration and (b) working hours of radiographers in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of Agenda for Change on the (a) remuneration and (b) working hours of radiographers in the NHS.
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2004
For answer on
18 November 2004
Answered on
18 November 2004
Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of Agenda for Change on the
(a) remuneration and (b) working hours of radiographers in the NHS. [199326]
Mr. Hutton: We anticipate that for the majority of existing radiographers the effect of "Agenda for Change" will be an increase in
their rate of pay. Under "Agenda for Change", there will be a phased move to a standard working week for all full-time national
health service staff of 37.5 hours per week. In the case of radiographers, this will mean an increase in their current weekly hours
from 35 to 37.5. The changes for radiographers will be phased in over seven years, with no change at all for the first four years.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; NHS; Pay; Working hours; Radiology
Date
18 November 2004
Reference
199326; 426 c1984W;426 c1990W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Health Professions Council regarding the increase in the retention fee for radiographers; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer issued on Monday 21 October).
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Health Professions Council regarding the increase in the retention fee for radiographers; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer issued on Monday 21 October).
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 October 2002
For answer on
28 October 2002
Answered on
28 October 2002
Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had with the Health Professions Council
regarding the increase in the retention fee for radiographers; and if he will make a statement. [76015]
Mr. Hutton: [Holding reply issued on Monday 21 October]: The Health Professions Council (HPC) ended a three month public
consultation exercise on 30 September 2002. One of the issues for consultation was the level at which the HPC should set its fees
from April 2003. The Department provided a consolidated response to the consultation of which the issue of the level of fees formed
part. The HPC will analyse the feedback it has received and produce a document summarising the replies, which they aim to publish in
November.
Subjects
Fees and charges; Registration; Health Professions Council; Radiology
Date
28 October 2002
Reference
76015; 391 c671W;391 c667W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients failed to attend their outpatient appointments for (a) general medicine, (b) surgery, (c) radiology and (d) professions allied to medicine, in the last 12 months; what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients failed to attend their outpatient appointments for (a) general medicine, (b) surgery, (c) radiology and (d) professions allied to medicine, in the last 12 months; what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of...
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 July 2001
For answer on
18 July 2001
Answered on
18 July 2001
Subjects
Costs; Attendance; Health services; Out-patients; Surgery; Radiology
Date
18 July 2001
Reference
372 c236-7W; 4566;4568;4567;4569
House
House of Commons