DBTH - Tele Radiology Services

Description

Reporting Criteria To Provide an offsite reporting service to support the following categories of examinations: a) Urgent++ out of hours CT & MRI examinations b) Urgent out of of hours CT & MRI examination c) Other offsite diagnostic imaging reporting on an ‘As & When’ basis to support Plain Film, CT, MRI & Paediatric reporting. This will include urgent++ out of hours; urgent+; urgent and routine/backlog. The activity volumes for this service are unable to be predicted and agreed in advance. Urgent ++ and urgent out of hours examinations are defined as those being between 19:30-09:00 Monday to Friday & 18:00-09:00 Saturday & Sunday. The out of hours CT service will include formal justification of a diagnostic imaging referral in accordance with IRMER 2017 & Trust defined protocols.