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RCR guidance and standards cover a wide range of topics including the delivery of high-quality radiology services, guidance on good practice, use of information technology resources and workforce reports. Electronic copies of the majority of our publications are available to download free of charge. 

All of our guidance and standards are drafted by working parties including Fellows and members of the RCR.

Publications are reviewed regularly by the Clinical Radiology Professional Support and Standards Board to ensure that they remain relevant and up to date.

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Clinical radiology UK workforce census 2017 report - BFCR(18)5

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The annual workforce census results provides vital, highly detailed information that can be used to highlight to the Government and policy makers the increasing disparity between demands being placed on radiology departments and the workforce available to provide this.
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Setting up a regional or national radiology digital teaching archive - BFCR(18)4

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Expert advice on the technical requirement to facilitate submission of cases to regional or national teaching archives
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Standards for angiography and image-guided endovascular interventions - BFCR(18)3

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Current
This guidance covers the end-to-end process of delivering safe angoigraphy and endovascular interventional services, including patient care from pre- to post-procedure, facilities and patient hand over
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Sedation, analgesia and anaesthesia in the radiology department, second edition - BFCR(18)2

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Current
This document provides a detailed overview of the issues associated with the use of sedation, anaesthesia and analgesia in the radiology department to help ensure that safe practices are in place
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Standards for interpretation and reporting of imaging investigations, Second edition - BFCR(18)1

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Current
This document replaces the 2006 first edition and provides an update to the standards that should be attained by any doctor or healthcare professional providing a report on an imaging investigation
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Guidance on the use of patient images obtained as part of standard care for teaching, training and research - BFCR(17)7

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Current
This document is intended to guide decision-making when using images acquired as part of patient care for education, research and service delivery planning
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Clinical radiology UK workforce census 2016 report - BFCR(17)6

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The radiologist workforce remains the key focus for the RCR; the data collected in the census underpin our work to influence UK healthcare policy and to make the case to governments and regulatory bodies to increase clinical radiologist training numbers.
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Lifelong learning and building teams using peer feedback - BFCR(17)5

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This guidance is available for information only. This document outlines the processes and benefits of using both peer review and peer feedback within radiology departments.
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The radiological investigation of suspected physical abuse in children - BFCR(17)4

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This guidance has been produced to assist referring clinicians, paediatricians, radiologists, radiographers and nuclear medicine technologists who are requesting, performing or reporting on imaging in cases of suspected physical abuse in children.
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Ultrasound training recommendations for medical and surgical specialties, Third edition - BFCR(17)3

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Current
This document makes recommendations for ultrasound training in a broad range of areas to help ensure that ultrasound training is of the same high standard for both medical non-radiologists and radiologists.

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