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Keenan, Niall G, Captur, Gabriella, McCann, Gerry P, Berry, Colin, Myerson, Saul G, Fairbairn, Timothy, Hudsmith, Lucy E, O'Regan, Declan P, Westwood, Mark and Greenwood, John P (2021) Regional variation in cardiovascular magnetic resonance service delivery across the UK. Heart (British Cardiac Society). ISSN 1468-201X. This article is available to all UHB staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their UHB Athens login IDs
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OBJECTIVES
To examine service provision in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the UK. Equitable access to diagnostic imaging is important in healthcare. CMR is widely available in the UK, but there may be regional variations.
METHODS
An electronic survey was sent by the British Society of CMR to the service leads of all CMR units in the UK in 2019 requesting data from 2017 and 2018. Responses were analysed by region and interpreted alongside population statistics.
RESULTS
The survey response rate was 100% (82 units). 100 386 clinical scans were performed in 2017 and 114 967 in 2018 (15% 1-year increase; 5-fold 10-year increase compared with 2008 data). In 2018, there were 1731 CMR scans/million population overall, with significant regional variation, for example, 4256 scans/million in London vs 396 scans/million in Wales. Median number of clinical scans per unit was 780, IQR 373-1951, range 98-10 000, with wide variation in mean waiting times (median 41 days, IQR 30-49, range 5-180); median 25 days in London vs 180 days in Northern Ireland). Twenty-five units (30%) reported mean elective waiting times in excess of 6 weeks, and 8 (10%) ≥3 months. There were 351 consultants reporting CMR, of whom 230 (66%) were cardiologists and 121 (34%) radiologists; 81% of units offered a CMR service for patients with pacemakers and defibrillators.
CONCLUSIONS
This survey provides a unique, contemporary insight into national CMR delivery with 100% centre engagement. The 10-year growth in CMR usage at fivefold has been remarkable but heterogeneous across the UK, with some regions still reporting low usage or long waiting times which may be of clinical concern.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | This article is available to all UHB staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their UHB Athens login IDs |
| Subjects: | WG Cardiovascular system. Cardiology |
| Divisions: | Emergency Services > Cardiology |
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| Depositing User: | Jamie Edgar |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2021 12:03 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2021 12:03 |
| URI: | http://www.repository.uhblibrary.co.uk/id/eprint/4180 |
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