University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool Department of Medical Imaging was awarded monies to develop CT and MRI courses for radiographers to enhance the workforce. They are due to run additional courses in 2023-24 offering a further 60 places (30 per modality). The modules have now been validated by the University as a Postgraduate Certificate in Cross-Sectional Imaging and accreditation has been awarded from the College of Radiographers.
“The University of Liverpool is very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the North West Imaging Academy and co-designed these CT and MRI modules to meet the current and future service needed. They are designed to provide education and training in CT and MRI to the radiographer new to either modality who needs to be able to get to the level where they can work as a valuable and competent member of the scanning team.
Each module has been funded to run once a year and will provide places for 30 radiographers from Trusts in the North West. The semester long modules require only 3 days of face to face teaching with the rest of the learning in the scanning department or online and this can be managed around radiographers shift patterns. Huge increases will be required in CT and MRI scans in the next 10 year as the new NHS plans are rolled out. These modules will enable more radiographers to be better trained in CT and MRI and so offer greater quality of service to the patients”.
Dr Victoria Kinsley
CPD Lead; Diagnostic Radiography; School of Health Sciences; University of Liverpool
