UHNM to become Imaging Academy Hub
UHNM is set to lead the development of diagnostic care in the area by becoming an innovative Imaging Academy Hub. Following a successful bid the Trust has secured £500k in funding to set up an academy in partnership with Keele University and will join only a select number of hub sites commissioned by Heath Education England (HEE) across the Midlands region.
Training academies provide multi-professional environments where training and education of the future workforce is the primary focus, maximising the expertise of experienced educators and supervisors across a broad patch.
Deonne Lee, Professional Head of Imaging at UHNM
Deonne Lee, Professional Head of Imaging at UHNM, said: “Ultimately, our aim is to increase the numbers of imaging staff able to enter the workforce, which will be of huge benefit to the patients we care for.
“UHNM’s imaging academy will facilitate the training of a sustainable, multidisciplinary diagnostic workforce which is capable of responding to demands placed on services.
“Through the academy we will be able to increase imaging training capacity and provide multi-professional imaging training across the region. The hub model will enable us to provide flexible and high quality training environments for clinical radiology, diagnostic radiography and sonography, and imaging support staff. We will be able to offer immersive training in priority areas to support the rapid development of skills to support and expedite learning.”
HEE Midlands also plan to extend the remit of the academy to include mammography, medical physics and nuclear medicine.
Dr Desiree O'Leary, Director of Education (SAHP) at Keele University
Dr Desiree O'Leary, Director of Education (SAHP) at Keele University, said: “Keele University Radiography within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences are proud to be working alongside UHNM’s radiology department. This will be an exciting and essential addition to the radiology and radiography workforce training and we look forward to a rewarding partnership, not only in increasing teaching, learning and up-skilling of the workforce, but in greater opportunities for research collaborations vital to the diagnostic setting.”