Radiologists say ‘ballooning’ costs reflect staffing failures, forcing a reliance on lower-quality private scan reports
The NHS is paying private firms record sums to analyse diagnostic scans because hospitals are too busy and understaffed to do the work themselves, research has revealed.
The amount being spent on outsourced the interpretation of CT and MRI scans is “spiralling out of control” and reflects a short-sighted failure to train enough doctors, ministers are being told.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Denis Campbell Health policy editor.
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