Existing Referrers
Below is information relating to existing referrers.
Useful documents
Diagnostic Imaging NMR responsibilities
Acting on reports
It is the referrers responsibility to read and act on imaging reports, this is a crucial requirement of your role as a referrer.
If you are sent an email from the iCommunicator inbox regarding a Radiological result, you must acknowledge the result by clicking reply and send on the email. You must reply to the email by sending a completely blank “reply” email – please ensure there are no words and no signature.
If you do not send a blank reply email the alerts will continue to be sent to you and will be registered as unacknowledged.
National Patient Safety Agency 16 notice – ‘Failure to act on Radiological Reports’