Derriford Basics

College tutors: Charlie Finan and Sophie McGlade.

Ultrasound lists based in SAU on Level 7, for ST 3/4/5.

10 scans in a session - general abdomens and TV scaning. Contact the ultrasound co-ordinator if anything on the list that you can't do.

Check scans with Prageeth/Cath/Pete for the first list before verifying.

DFR(Duty Floor Radiologist) and DNR(Duty NeuroRadiologist) are the consultant radiologists manning the phones for general vetting/enquires or neurorad vetting/enquiries respectively. Normal day times cover is split into two sessions from 0900-1300 and 1300-1700.

Registrar DFR and DNR are sessions where ST2 and above are paired with the consultant, and help provide the DFR/DNR service. For these sessions just track down who is the consultant on abd touch base with them before the session to see how they want to run things. Some will be working remotely and you'll be sharing the phones and working through teams and sometimes you'll be based in the same room.

These sessions are largely service provision, and you need to be there or arrange cover if you are not able to make it, particularly for afternoons. There are also generaly found to be useful for training, with good support covering a core skill and are often low intensity so you get a decent amount of reporting done, particularly on DNR.