Rose Gray

Thanks to Sarah Phillips for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts on how patients can more helpfully navigate their appointments
@annabav.bsky.social @rose-gray.bsky.social @jomorrison.medsky.social

Recognised this immediately! I also highly recommend the halloumi bagel. Savoury dish each & french toast for the table is best of all worlds (how sensible this is depends on how many people are going for brunch!)

Ready for day 1 at #RCRGlobalAI! Excited to learn more about how AI is transforming healthcare

You can read our full policy briefing here: www.rcr.ac.uk/news-policy/...

Hiring freeze at dozens of NHS cancer and diagnostic units despite rising referrals Royal College of Radiologists calls move ‘shortsighted’ and says it puts Labour’s waiting times plan at risk

Last week we published new data exposing the extent of recruitment freezes in cancer & diagnostic depts - as RCR President Dr Katharine Halliday says, "extraordinarily shortsighted" in the context of persistent delays for patients.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Christmas tree

Wondering if we should have thought about baby proofing BEFORE we bought & decorated a tree…. Tips welcome on how to prevent carnage when our 1 year old discovers this!

Why an Offline Nuclear Reactor Led to Thousands of Hospital Appointments Being Canceled Radioisotopes are a vital resource for imaging patients’ organs and tumors—but these unstable elements also suffer from an unstable supply chain.

This is a good read on the recent radioisotope shortage - which was thankfully pretty short-lived. Hope there are serious conversations happening about how to build resilience in the supply chain going fwd (including potentially a UK reactor?)

www.wired.com/story/why-an...

PM - Universities facing year of woe - BBC Sounds Two-thirds of universities facing financial problems, Office for Students warns.

Important segment on the issues in radiology capacity covered by BBC Radio 4 PM last night, ft President of the Royal College of Radiologists Dr Katharine Halliday.

Listen to the segment in full from 15:40
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Over 420,000 waited longer than 4 weeks for their scan to be reported in the first half of 2024. There’s no way around it: we need more radiologists!

@RCRadiologists analysis here: rcr.ac.uk/news-policy/...