“Making it work in the face of extreme adversity” - Exploring perceptions for the future of the imaging and oncology workforce using ‘soundbite’ interviews

IF 2.5 Q2 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Radiography Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.radi.2024.10.017

J. Harcus, G. Ferrari, E. Berry, E. Cadogan, C.S. McNally, A. Bardwell, N. Singh, J. Beck

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Abstract

Background

Public demand and scrutiny, an aging population, inefficient funding and the legacy of Covid-19 are just some of the challenges the United Kingdom's health service faces. In imaging and oncology, there has been an exponential growth in service need against a workforce which is struggling to recruit and retain. This project aims to explore what the current, and future, workforce perceive the main opportunities and solutions, threats and risks are.

Method

Very short structured ‘soundbite’ interviews were employed to capture brief opinions or ‘snippets’ of dialogue. Participants recruited at a large imaging and oncology congress were asked what they considered the most significant opportunity/solution and threat/risk related to the future workforce. Descriptive and content analysis was undertaken to provide evaluation of role, regions, and frequency of themes.

Results

88 ‘soundbite’ interviews were undertaken lasting between 30 s and 4 min in length. The most common themes relating to opportunities/solutions considered education and students, workforce development and skill mix, and the use of technology. The most common threats/risks were identified as a lack of support for the workforce, recruitment and retention, national strategic issues, and barriers to workforce development.

Conclusion

The current workforce perceives a greater number of threats/risks for the future than potential opportunities/solutions. In particular, burnout and staff attrition were the most frequent perceptions of risk, though role development was often highlighted as the biggest opportunity. Interestingly AI and technology were frequently considered both opportunity and threat.

Implications for practice

This study highlights that a lot needs to be done to support our future workforce and make best use of the potential opportunities and solutions.

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"在极端逆境中创造奇迹"--利用 "声音片段 "访谈探讨对未来影像和肿瘤工作队伍的看法。

背景：公众需求和监督、人口老龄化、资金效率低下以及 Covid-19 的遗留问题只是英国医疗服务面临的部分挑战。在影像学和肿瘤学领域，服务需求呈指数级增长，而劳动力却难以招聘和留住。本项目旨在探讨当前和未来的工作人员对主要机遇、解决方案、威胁和风险的看法：方法：采用非常简短的结构化 "片段 "访谈来捕捉简短的观点或对话 "片段"。在一次大型影像学和肿瘤学大会上招募的参与者被问及他们认为与未来劳动力相关的最重要的机遇/解决方案和威胁/风险是什么。通过描述性分析和内容分析，对主题的作用、区域和频率进行了评估：共进行了 88 次 "要点 "访谈，访谈时长在 30 秒到 4 分钟之间。与机遇/解决方案有关的最常见主题是教育和学生、劳动力发展和技能组合以及技术的使用。最常见的威胁/风险被认为是缺乏对劳动力的支持、招聘和留用、国家战略问题以及劳动力发展的障碍：结论：与潜在的机遇/解决方案相比，目前的员工队伍认为未来存在更多的威胁/风险。其中，职业倦怠和人员流失是最常见的风险认知，尽管角色发展往往被强调为最大的机遇。有趣的是，人工智能和技术经常被视为机遇与威胁并存：这项研究强调，要支持我们未来的员工队伍并充分利用潜在的机遇和解决方案，还有很多工作要做。

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Radiography RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-

CiteScore

4.70

自引率

34.60%

发文量

169

审稿时长

63 days

期刊介绍： Radiography is an International, English language, peer-reviewed journal of diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Radiography is the official professional journal of the College of Radiographers and is published quarterly. Radiography aims to publish the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy and oncology.