Letter to the Editor in response to the Position statement and best practice recommendations on the imaging use of ultrasound from the European Society of Radiology ultrasound subcommittee

Chris Kalinka; Jeanette Dickson; Richard Evans; Edward Morris; Pamela Parker; Gill Walton; William Ramsden; Gill Harrison

doi:10.1186/s13244-021-01002-9

Letter to the Editor in response to the Position statement and best practice recommendations on the imaging use of ultrasound from the European Society of Radiology ultrasound subcommittee

Insights Imaging. 2021 May 20;12(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13244-021-01002-9.

Authors

Chris Kalinka¹, Jeanette Dickson², Richard Evans³, Edward Morris⁴, Pamela Parker⁵, Gill Walton⁶, William Ramsden², Gill Harrison⁷

Affiliations

¹ Society and College of Radiographers, London, UK. [email protected].
² Royal College of Radiologists, London, UK.
³ Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education Member Organisations, London, UK.
⁴ Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK.
⁵ British Medical Ultrasound Society, London, UK.
⁶ Royal College of Midwives, London, UK.
⁷ Society and College of Radiographers, London, UK.

Abstract

This letter to the editor is in response to the consensus statement from the Ultrasound Subcommittee of the European Society of Radiology, the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Section of Radiology, and the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. It highlights the role of the non-medical sonographer in the UK and the evidence underpinning this safe and effective practice.

Keywords: Competence; Skillmix; Sonographer; Ultrasound.