| Summary: | Yes === Objective: Clinical Imaging contributes to screening, diagnosis, planning and monitoring of treatment
and surveillance in cancer care. This literature review summarises evidence about radiographer reporting
to help imaging service providers respond to Health Education England's 2017 Cancer Workforce Plan
project to expand radiographer reporting in clinical service provision.
Key findings: Papers published between 1992 and 2018 were reviewed (n ¼ 148). Evidence related to
dynamic examinations (fluoroscopy, ultrasound) and mammography was excluded. Content was analysed
and summarised using the following headings: clinical scope of practice, responsibilities, training,
assessment, impact in practice and barriers to expansion.
Radiographer reporting is well established in the United Kingdom. Scope of practice varies individually
and geographically. Deployment of appropriately trained reporting radiographers is helping the NHS
maintain high quality clinical imaging service provision and deliver a cost-effective increase in diagnostic
capacity.
Conclusion: Working within multiprofessional clinical imaging teams, within a defined scope of practice
and with access to medical input when required, reporting radiographers augment capacity in diagnostic
pathways and release radiologist time for other complex clinical imaging responsibilities.
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