Current status of the credential "mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke" sponsored by the Royal College of Radiologists. What factors are preventing approval of training for non-radiologists to perform MT in the UK?

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• ¹ Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
• ² Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
• ³ St George's University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
• ⁴ Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
• ⁵ Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
• ⁶ Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK.
• ⁷ The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK.
• ⁸ Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
• ⁹ Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.