Hi everyone,
My name is Lauren and I am in my third and final year of studying diagnostic radiography at Sheffield Hallam University. Our role as radiographers is to X-ray patients.
For one of our assignments we have to come up with an idea of how to improve the service. As part of our role we have to go to wards including the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the intensive care unit (ITU). At my placement site, this can involve quite a lot of time waiting around for the parents and staff, while we take the X-ray, go back down to the department to get the image processed and on the system and letting the doctors know it's on the system.
In some cases we sometimes have to repeat the X-rays if say for example the doctors have re-positioned a tube or catheter.
My idea to improve this service is to relocate the relevant equipment, to process the image, up to the floor where NICU and ITU are, to in theory, make this process quicker as the doctors will be able to view the images immediately, therefore improving the quality of care for your loved ones.
I would be grateful for anyone who has had an experience the same or similar to this or even if you haven't, to share your thoughts and feelings about my plan.
Many Thanks,
Lauren.