Provision of Interventional Radiology Services 2023

Abstract

Interventional radiology is a key service in all hospitals in the UK.Interventional radiology units vary in size depending on the size of the hospital, the services provided by the hospital and their proximity to other units.All patients should have access to emergency interventional radiology procedures whenever they require them.This will require a network arrangement between hospitals in some cases.An out-of-hours interventional radiology oncall rota of at least one in six is the minimum standard that should exist.A wide number of clinical conditions are treated by interventional radiologists and the number of procedures grows year on year.Some basic interventional radiology procedures can also be performed by appropriately trained allied health professionals.Interventional radiologists should aspire to take primary responsibility for their patients and should adopt all tenets &