• Clinical radiology · Nov 2020

    Impact of COVID-19 on UK radiology training: a questionnaire study.

    • S Veerasuri, M Vekeria, S E Davies, R Graham, and RodriguesJ C LJCLDepartment of Radiology, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, Avon, BA1 3NG, UK..
    • Severn PGME School of Radiology, Severn Deanery, Health Education England, Park House, 1200 Parkway, Bristol, BS34 8YU, UK; Department of Radiology, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, Avon, BA1 3NG, UK. Electronic address: Sowmya.veerasuri@nhs.net.
    • Clin Radiol. 2020 Nov 1; 75 (11): 877.e7-877.e14.

    AimTo understand the impact of COVID-19 on radiology trainee experience and well-being.Materials And MethodsA questionnaire designed to capture the impact of COVID-19 on radiology training, working patterns, and well-being was sent to all speciality trainees in a regional UK radiology school. The survey was distributed at the beginning of May 2020 and responses collected over 2 weeks. Trainees were questioned about changes that had occurred over a time period starting at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. All survey responses (n=29) were anonymised and the results were subsequently analysed.ResultsSixty-two percent (29 of 47) of trainees within the deanery, who were spread across seven different hospital sites, responded to the questionnaire. All trainees felt that overall radiology workload had decreased in response to COVID-19. Seventy-two percent (21/29) stated that their workload had significantly decreased. Seventy percent (19/27) reported decreased subspecialty experience, and 19% (5/27) reported a complete lack of subspecialty training. Twenty-four percent (7/29) of trainees were redeployed from radiology to clinical ward-based work. Forty-eight percent reported experiencing a worsening in their well-being compared to before the pandemic.ConclusionThe first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on training and well-being. Lessons learnt from this report should help prepare for a second-wave of COVID-19 or future pandemics.Copyright © 2020 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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