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Interventional radiology

Interventional radiology has been recently identified as a priority workstream by the National Imaging Clinical Advisory Group (NICAG). NHS Improvement will be supporting the delivery of this agenda.

Latest news

5 January - IQ magazine, Issue 5
31 October - Survey of interventional radiology service provision

Survey of interventional radiology service provision- NHS England

View the interventional radiology service provision mapThe BSIR worked with NHS Improvement to develop a survey proforma for 24/7 Interventional Radiology provision. The survey asked services to describe their unit and current services and assess their current level of 24/7 service provision for Interventional Radiology.

This is the first publication of the maps of Interventional Radiology Services in England. The maps have been developed from the survey conducted in Spring 2011. Trusts have self assessed their status as Red, Amber or Green based on whether a formal on- call consultant rota and agreed formal pathway of care is in place. The maps are intended to be dynamic and version 1 represents the position of services as at 31 October 2011.

Go to the IR service provision mapping page


Why do we need good interventional radiology services

Interventional radiology (IR) provides a cornerstone to many clinical pathways across a very broad spectrum of specialty areas. Described in this guide are the most common clinical scenarios requiring IR.
Download the guide.

Documents and resources

Interventional radiology documents can be found on our resources page.

Events

Improving Interventional Radiology - Birmingham
22 November 2010


 



Radiology News

Radiology Reporting Times - Best Practice Guidance


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