Clinical Directors Network
Aims
- Provide opportunities for regular liaison between the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and radiology clinical directors across the four nations.
- Develop a professional community of practice for those responsible for the day to day running of clinical radiology services.
Network Lead: Dr Robin Proctor, Medical Director, Professional Practice, The Royal College of Radiologists
Webinar Sessions
This session was run on 8 January 2026.
Programme and Speakers:
- Routes into the UK Workforce (Mrs Louise Leon-Andrews, The Royal College of Radiologists)
- GMC Registration and Sponsorship (Mr James Halfpenny, General Medical Council)
- Supporting International Recruits – The Portfolio Pathway (Dr Pannag Desai, University Hospitals Liverpool Group & RCR Portfolio Pathway Committee)
- Inductions, Culture Shock and Cross-Cultural Management (Ms Tista Chakravarty-Gannon, General Medical Council)
This session was run on 25 September 2025.
Programme and Speakers:
- Overview of AI for Clinical Directors (Dr Rhidian Bramley, Christie NHS Foundation Trust)
- AI Governance & Ethics: What you need to know (Dr Amrita Kumar, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust)
- Future Trends in Clinical AI (Dr Sarim Ather, Oxford Clinical Artificial Intelligence Research)
This session was run on 19 June 2025.
Aims and Objectives:
- Gain practical insights into successful quality improvement in radiology
- Learn transferable skills through considering specific projects in relation to nasogastric tubes and image optimisation
- Learn how to lead change and foster a culture of continuous improvement
Programme and Speakers:
- Implementing the National Radiographer Led Nasogastric Tube Position Check Pathway in NHS Lothian (Dr Li Wong and Laura Huxtable, NHS Lothian)
- Insights from a recent quality improvement/change project (Dr Damian Tolan, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
- Developing our radiology community to do QI well (Dr Helen Addley, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
This session was run on 28 November 2024.
Aims and Objectives:
- Develop persuasive strategies for presenting funding requests
- Learn techniques for engaging and collaborating with finance and executive teams
Programme and Speakers:
- Insights into basic financial literacy (David Botha, Director of Finance and Business Resources, RCR)
- Demonstrating the value of a radiologist; a Clincial Lead’s perspective (Dr Amrish Mehta, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)
- Service expansion; a perspective from within NHS finance (Yasmin Roberts, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust)
This session was run on 4 July 2024.
Speakers:
- Dr Raman Uberoi (Medical Director for Professional Practice,Clinical Radiology , RCR)
- Dr Stephen Harden (Vice President for Clinical Radiology, RCR)
This session was run on 2 May 2024.
Aims and Objectives:
- Learn to manage the challenges presented by colleagues and navigate the difficult conversations to maintain resilience and performance
Speakers:
- Dr Ashley Shaw, Cambridge University Hospitals
This session was run on 14 December 2023.
Aims and Objectives:
- Improve understanding of the CDS-iRefer tool and its potential to (a) improve appropriateness of imaging requests and clinical care, (b) save both clinician and patient time, and (c) help to avoid unnecessary costs
- Highlight limitations of the tool and how some of these can be overcome with continuous responsive Radiologist-led monitoring of the system
- Enhance awareness of the importance of referrer-feedback and consistency with existing Trust referral pathways when implementing and modifying the CDS-iRefer tool
Programme and Speakers:
- iRefer: Summary and implementation experiences from Princess Alexandra Hospital (Dr James Diss, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust and Amanda Wells, iRefer, RCR)
This session was run on 28 September 2023.
Speaker:
- Stephen Griffiths, Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group