July 2017

Newsletter Introduction Welcome to the Scottish Clinical Imaging Network Summer newsletter 2017. This edition will summarise the work that SCIN has undertaken or been involved in through the winter and into the spring of 2016/2017.

Scottish Clinical Imaging Network (SCIN)

Hello from Dr Hamish McRitchie I have been a Consultant Radiologist in the Scottish Borders since 1996. I was Radiology Clinical Lead Borders General Hospital for 9 years followed by Associate Medical Director for 8 years. I have a long term interest in the management of safe radiology processes and the appropriate use of radiology resources. In addition I am the outgoing chair of The Scottish PACS Clinical Advisory Group and now Chair the Scottish PACS Governance Board. I was also the radiology advisor to the CMO for 6 years. I look forward to the role of Clinical Lead of the Scottish Clinical Imaging Network and to progressing current workplans as well as developing new items for the agenda.

The refreshed DSG met for the first time on the 6th June.

The purpose of the DSG will be to ensure the continued coherent development and delivery of high quality diagnostic services; taking into account the strategic direction set by the Health and Social Care Delivery Plan and the National Clinical Strategy, in particular the effective and safe quality ambitions: ‘The most appropriate treatments, interventions, support and services will be provided at the right time to everyone who will benefit, with no wasteful or harmful variation.’ ‘No avoidable injury or harm to people from the healthcare they receive, and that they are cared for in an appropriate, clean and safe environment at all times.’ DSG will also align with and deliver the needs of the Diagnostic Services Shared Services agenda.

DSG– Diagnostic Steering Group

SCIN Radiographer Focused Event 2017

SCIN hosted its first Radiographer focused event at Stirling Court Hotel on 1

st June.

Dr Anne Marie Sinclair (SCIN Lead Clinician 2014-2017) welcomed the delegates and set the scene by providing an over view of SCIN. Dr Sinclair informed delegates of the networks key achievements from the last three years during her tenure as Lead Clinician, which included developing protocols for Seven Day Working, GP Access to Imaging, Procurement of Outsourcing of Imaging, the development of an Imaging Data Dashboard, Interventional Radiology recommendations for Scotland as well as exploring the benefits of Clinical Decision Software for Imaging and Radiographer Reporting. Dr Sinclair thanked the imaging profession for their support enthusiasm and contribution to SCIN during her tenure that had enabled SCIN to accomplish the work it had during her tenure. Dr Sinclair introduced delegates to Dr Hamish McRitchie (NHS Borders) who had been appointed as the SCIN as the Lead Clinician. Delegates had the opportunity to find out about Scottish Government Policies in relation to Realising Realistic Medicine; Allied Health Professionals, as well as presentations on Clinical Decision Software; Cross Boundary Reporting; 21

st Century Radiography,

Radiology and Sonography and the NES AHP Careers Fellowship that focused on the Active Living Improvement Living Improvement Programme (AILIP). Key messages can be found here.

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Working Groups

Quality Improvement Group The Quality Improvement Group is in the process of developing Scottish Imaging Self Assessment Tool (SISAT) for imaging departments across Scotland. The first pilot of the SISAT has been completed. The feedback has supported the need for input from the information management service to adjust the platform for the SISAT and this work is currently underway. When the platform revamp is complete, a second pilot of the SISAT will be undertaken. In the meantime we are seeking advice from Healthcare Improvement Scotland on possible validation of the tool.

Horizon Scanning Group The Horizon Scanning group identified that SCIN had a role in contributing to imaging staff health and wellbeing at work. With this in mind, SCIN (in collaboration with National Services Scotland Communication Department) developed a poster “Are You Sitting Comfortably?” This will be distributed around the Boards for display in reporting rooms. The poster can be found at this link.

PET-CT Group The SCIN PET-CT working group continues to manage data collection from the 4 PET centres throughout Scotland.

SCIN are currently supporting the development of a business case for capital planning for PET-CT as a national service provision in Scotland.

Health Care Science Event SCIN attended the NHS Scotland Health Care Science event along with the rest of the Diagnostic Networks.

SCIN– Society of Radiographers Dr Fiona Hawke (National Imaging Manager) submitted an article on the work of the Scottish Imaging Clinical Network (SCIN) to the Society of Radiographers. The report was published on the website recently. Hopefully, this will explain the work of the network so far. The recent Radiographer focussed event held at Stirling Court Hotel generated topics, some of which SCIN will discuss with the Network Steering Group, with the view of progressing these topics with other interested parties e.g. NES. It is hoped that the Radiographer focussed event will have encouraged more radiographers to be involved in the work of SCIN and to participate in any short life working groups that are formed to take forward developments in the future.

National Specialist Services Committee: SCIN Review As part of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate (SGHSCD) national commissioning processes for networks to be reviewed every three to five years. SCIN is currently undergoing a formal review to ensure that it meets the criteria for National Commissioning.