Impact of the junior doctors' industrial action on the efficiency of a radiology department
Overall, patient safety in CT and MRI reporting remained uncompromised during strikes, and in some areas, the efficiency of the department improved. However, this does not take into account the significant displacement of consultants from non-clinical activities, who volunteered to cover during these IA periods, as well as the impact on other factors such as research output and medical training.
Authors
- Timothy J Sadler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3710-3137)
- Robin Borchert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4673-9746)
- Helen Addley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5740-4776)
- Tilak Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0655-412X)
- F Mohideen
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Radiology
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2024.09.016
- Primary Topic
- Radiology practices and education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00