Our progress across the peninsula
Thank you to everyone across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly who supports imaging services in the peninsula.
Here is a snapshot of our work and achievements to date:
1.5m imaging examinations, up 6% from the previous year.
1,323 staff working in imaging in the four trusts.
1,200 scans processed weekly through a shared AI CT chest tool for lung nodule detection.
£316k (est.) saved compared with using outsourcing companies by our pioneering Shared Insourced Reporting Programme.
£786k saved on PACS and RIS reprocurement, while adding cloud-based functionality to enhance image sharing and shared reporting.
£1.8m (est.) saved annually – compared with outsourcing - by Peninsula Radiology On-Call (PROC) with PenRAD operational management.
Over £6m funding secured for PACS/RIS, order comms and home reporting workstations.
2,250+ students engaged from 61 schools and colleges, and our career events.
52 radiography graduates engaged through our recruitment campaign.
11 modality forums and 3 regional groups, led by PenRAD, supporting and improving service delivery.
Data correct as at end of March 2025.
Other highlights...
- Implemented a network view of demand and activity, with a data sharing agreement and a BI dashboard across all peninsula trusts.
- Successful bid to the NHS AI Diagnostic Fund, led by our PenRAD AI Sub-Group.
- Presented at three national events as a trailblazer for insourced reporting.
- Formation of an NHS Consortium to bid for PET CT services.
Coordinated an analysis and options appraisal for fragile Radiopharmacy services. - Production of a peninsula-wide asset register of major imaging equipment.
Our progress on a page
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