Callaway M, Greenhalgh R, Harden S, Elford J, Drinkwater K, Vanburen T, Ramsden W
The Royal College of Radiologists, 63, Lincolns Inns Fields, London, UK.
The Royal College of Radiologists, 63, Lincolns Inns Fields, London, UK.
Clin Radiol. 2021 Jun;76(6):443-446. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2021.01.004. Epub 2021 Jan 29.
To assess, via a survey of UK radiological departments, if the COVID-19 pandemic led to a change in radiological reporting undertaken in a home environment with appropriate IT support.
All imaging departments in the UK were contacted and asked about the provision of home reporting and IT support before and after the first wave of the pandemic.
One hundred and thirty-seven of the 217 departments contacted replied, producing a response rate of 61%. There was a 147% increase in the provision of remote access viewing and reporting platforms during the pandemic. Although 578 consultants had access to a viewing platform pre-pandemic, this had increased to 1,431 during the course of the first wave.
This survey represents work undertaken by UK NHS Trusts in co-ordinating and providing increased home-reporting facilities to UK radiologists during the first wave of this global pandemic. The impact of these facilities has been shown to allow more than just the provision of reporting of both elective and emergency imaging and provides additional flexibility in how UK radiologists can help support and provide services. This is a good start, but there are potential problems that now need to be overcome.
通过对英国放射科进行调查，评估新冠疫情是否导致在适当信息技术支持下居家环境中进行的放射学报告发生变化。
联系了英国所有影像科室，询问了疫情第一波之前和之后居家报告及信息技术支持的提供情况。
所联系的217个科室中有137个回复，回复率为61%。疫情期间远程访问查看和报告平台的提供增加了147%。尽管疫情前有578名顾问可使用查看平台，但在第一波疫情期间这一数字已增至1431名。
本次调查展示了英国国民健康服务信托基金在全球疫情第一波期间协调并为英国放射科医生提供更多居家报告设施方面所做的工作。这些设施的影响已表明，其作用不止于提供择期和急诊影像报告，还为英国放射科医生提供帮助支持和提供服务的方式带来了额外灵活性。这是一个良好开端，但现在有一些潜在问题需要克服。
