Wood K
College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, UK.
Radiography (Lond). 2022 Feb;28(1):215-221. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2021.07.027. Epub 2021 Aug 14.
Radiographers have been undertaking reporting tasks since the 1980's with a wealth of evidence published to support this practice. Radiographers have since developed skills in reporting all body systems, from all referral sources across a range of modalities. Radiographer reporting is now considered established and demand for radiographers in this role is rising to meet service demand. Reporting radiographers work as part of multi-professional image reporting teams, it is unclear how the radiographer role is perceived as part of this model. The aim was to review peer-reviewed literature to evaluate how the role of the reporting radiographer is portrayed and how the relationship between the two imaging professions has developed.
Language used to discuss the role of the reporting radiographer has changed over time. There is progress demonstrated from the practice of radiographer reporting being considered contentious or opposed to accepted and established. Recent publications focus on the importance utilising the skills of all multi-disciplinary team members in workforce structure. This features prominently when discussing future workforce design, such as with the Cancer workforce strategy and the development of the national standards for musculoskeletal reporting.
Published literature has highlighted a move towards acceptance of the reporting radiographer role. Multi-disciplinary team working, utilising the skills of all imaging team members, is essential to the success and sustainability of the imaging workforce moving forwards.
Reporting by radiographers is established and will be prominent in the reporting workforce as part of long-term workforce planning, considering skills mix to form effective and sustainable multidisciplinary reporting teams.
自20世纪80年代以来，放射技师就一直在承担报告任务，并且有大量已发表的证据支持这种做法。从那时起，放射技师已发展出对所有身体系统进行报告的技能，涵盖来自各种检查方式的所有转诊来源。如今，放射技师报告已被视为既定做法，对担任这一角色的放射技师的需求也在上升，以满足服务需求。从事报告工作的放射技师是多专业影像报告团队的一部分，但目前尚不清楚放射技师在这种模式中的角色是如何被看待的。本研究的目的是回顾经过同行评审的文献，以评估报告放射技师的角色是如何被描述的，以及这两个影像专业之间的关系是如何发展的。
用于讨论报告放射技师角色的语言随时间发生了变化。从放射技师报告的实践被认为有争议或遭到反对，到被接受并确立，这一过程展现出了进步。最近的出版物关注在劳动力结构中利用所有多学科团队成员技能的重要性。在讨论未来劳动力设计时，这一点尤为突出，例如癌症劳动力战略和肌肉骨骼报告国家标准的制定。
已发表的文献强调了对报告放射技师角色的接受趋势。多学科团队合作，利用所有影像团队成员的技能，对于影像工作队伍未来的成功与可持续发展至关重要。
放射技师报告已确立，并且作为长期劳动力规划的一部分，在报告工作队伍中将占据重要地位，要考虑技能组合以形成有效且可持续的多学科报告团队。
