Radiology failings reflect ‘overburdened and under-resourced’ system

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By Sarah Lowden

NHS radiology failings identified by England's health ombudsman reflect a system that is “overburdened and under-resourced", according to the Royal College of Radiologists.

College president, Dr Katharine Halliday, was responding to the ombudsman’s review which found patients are dying unnecessarily and others are facing unacceptable delays because of repeated failings in the way scans are read.