Society of Radiographers

What does The Francis Report mean to you?

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Overview of today’s presentation

1. Background: The Francis Report:

2. Why did you become a radiographer?

3. Do we really care about our patients?

4. How is your trust / employer responding to The Francis Report?

5. How is the SCoR responding to The Francis Report?

6. What are you doing about The Francis Report?

7. Will you do anything differently after today?

1. The Francis Inquiry and its report

What does it say?

Stafford hospital. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lySJlm1EnM

1. The Francis Inquiry and its report

What does it recommend?• Putting patients first• Listening to patients• Openness and transparency• Standards • Regulation• Leadership and accountability• Nursing and medical practice• Commissioners • Information

What does it mean to SCoR?

What does it mean to you?

2. Why radiography?

3. Do we care about our patients?

“No decision about me without me”

Patients

Managers

Medical staff

Allied Health Care

Professionals

Physicists & medical

scientistsPorters

Nursing staff

Auxiliary staff

Administration / clerical

3. Do we really care about our patients?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ios9vmwmw4Y

4. How is your trust/employer responding to The Francis Report?

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCYkSIiT8

5. How is the SCoR responding to The Francis Report?

6. What are you doing about The Francis Report?

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Radiographers - making a difference

Radiographers can make a real difference to the journey................

Insert anecdote and photo about patient care

Patients

Managers

Medical staff

Allied Health Care

Professionals

Physicists &

medical scientist

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Porters

Nursing staff

Auxiliary staff

Administration / clerical

7. Will you do anything differently after today?

We must all take responsibility for delivering the best possible care to patients on a daily basis as “every interaction

matters”

Stafford hospital. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Thank you for listening.