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Shortage of therapy radiographers: local problem or UK crisis?

Towards the end of 1998 the Radiotherapy Service Managers from Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Lancashire & Lakeland Radiotherapy Unit and Christie Hospital in the North West Region began to have serious concerns about the recruitment and retention of therapy radiographers in the region. The concerns related to the difficulty in recruiting to vacant posts. The Society of Radiographers suggested that the problem was patchy and was, more than likely, a local problem. However, the number of advertisements and flyers coming to the three departments suggested otherwise. In order to quantify the perceived problem it was decided to conduct a survey of all 62 radiotherapy departments (including those from the independent sector) and 17 education establishments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.