Radiography
Volume 14 , Pages e2-e10 , December 2008

The role of a consultant breast radiographer: A description and a reflection

  • Judith Kelly

      Affiliations

    • Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Breast Care Unit, OPD 3, Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire CH2 1UL, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1244 363762.
  • ,
  • Peter Hogg

      Affiliations

    • University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK
  • ,
  • Suzanne Henwood

      Affiliations

    • Henwood Associates (South East) Ltd, 2 Lakeview, Stables, Lower St Clere, Kemsing, Kent, TN15 6NL, UK

Received 31 July 2008 ,Revised 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 16 October 2008.

References 

  1. Department of Health. Advance letter PAM (PTA) 2/2001. London: Stationary Office.
  2. Snaith B, Hardy M. How to achieve advanced practitioner status: a discussion paper. Radiography. 2007;13(2):142–146
  3. Hardy M, Snaith B. Role extension and role advancement – is there a difference? A discussion paper. Radiography. 2006;12(4):327–331
  4. Kelly J, Hogg P. Role of a consultant radiographer: a reflective account. International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists Annual Conference, Durban, South Africa, 2008.
  5. Department of Health. Meeting the Challenge . A strategy for the allied health professions. London: Stationary Office; 2000;
  6. National Health Service Breast Screening Programme. Quality assurance guidelines for radiologists. NHS Breast Screening Radiologists Quality Assurance Committee. NHSBSP Publication No 15. Revised May 1997.
  7. Department of Health . The NHS Cancer Plan: a plan for investment: a plan for reform. London: Stationary Office; 2000;
  8. Barraclough J. Cancer and Emotion. A practical guide to psycho-oncology. 3rd ed.. New York: J Wiley & Sons; 1999;p9
  9. The Association of Breast Surgery @ BASO, Royal College of Surgeons of England. Guidelines for the management of symptomatic breast disease. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2005;31:S1–S21
  10. Berg WA, Campassi CI, Ioffe OB. Cystic lesions of the breast: sonographic–pathologic correlation. Radiology. 2003;227:183–191
  11. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes . Clinical guidelines for breast cancer screening assessment. 2nd ed.. NHSBSP Publication No 49; 2005;
  12. Smathers RL. Marking the cavity site after stereotactic core needle breast biopsy. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2003;180:355–356
  13. Braeuning MP, Burke ET, Pisano ED. Embolization coils as tumor markers for mammography in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for carcinoma. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2000;174:251–252
  14. Hardy M, Snaith B. How to achieve consultant practitioner status: a discussion paper. Radiography. 2007;13(4):265–270
  15. Board of the Faculty of Clinical Radiology. Standards for the reporting and interpretation of imaging investigations. London: The Royal College of Radiologists; 2006;
  16. PERsonal perFORmance in Mammographic Screening. Applied Vision Research Centre, Loughborough University. http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/applied-vision/projects/performs/ (accessed 21/07/08).
  17. Parkin GJS. Guest editorial. Radiography. 1998;4:77–78
  18. Alderson CJ, Hogg P. Advanced practice – the legal aspects. Radiography. 2003;9:305–314
  19. NHS Breast Screening Programme . Quality assurance for nurses in breast cancer screening. (Revised) Sheffield. 2002;
  20. Wittenberg-Lyles EM, Goldsmith J, Sanchez-Reilly S, Ragan SL. Communicating a terminal prognosis in a palliative care setting: deficiencies in current communication training protocols. Social Science & Medicine. 2008;66(11):2356–2365
  21. Helft PR, Petronio S. Communication pitfalls with cancer patients: “hit-and-run” deliveries of bad news. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007;205(6):807–811
  22. Harvey JA, Cohen Michael A, Brenin DR, Nicholson BT, Adams RB. Breaking bad news: a primer for radiologists in breast imaging. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2007;4(11):800–808
  23. Hogg P, Hogg D, Henwood S. Consultant radiographer leadership – a discussion. Radiography. 2008;14(S1):e39–e45
  24. Kouzes JM, Posner BZ. The leadership challenge. 4th ed.. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 2007;
  25. Nightingale J. Developing protocols for advanced and consultant practice. Radiography. 2008;14(S1):e55–e60Corrected proof, available online 15 May 2008
  26. Owen A, Hogg P, Nightingale J. A critical analysis of a locally agreed protocol for clinical practice. Radiography. 2004;10(2):139–144

PII: S1078-8174(08)00104-1

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2008.10.003

Radiography
Volume 14 , Pages e2-e10 , December 2008