New options for placement provision

Diagnostic Radiography is facing many challenges due to the current economic climate. According to NHS choices (2013) the National Health Service (NHS) has been undergoing major changes since April 2013 which has impacted on all vital services. There is an emphasis to become cost-efficient, more effective and more streamlined. The imaging department is one such service, the College of Radiographers (COR) (2007:17) state that there is a “pressure on clinical departments” and provide authoritative guidance, placing educators with the responsibility of design and development of practice based learning with an “increasing emphasis…placed on work-based learning” (COR, 2007:16).This is having an impact, not just on service delivery but on the quality of the learning experience for student radiographers.