Critical Shortage of Mammographers Threatens Timely Breast Cancer Diagnoses
Vacancy rates nearing 20% are causing delays in detection and treatment, urging calls for immediate recruitment and better training.
- The Society of Radiographers reports vacancy rates of 17.5% for screening mammographers and 19.8% for symptomatic mammographers.
- Delays in breast cancer detection and treatment are making cases more complex and harder to treat.
- Radiographers are overworked, often sacrificing personal time to meet patient needs.
- Calls for urgent recruitment and improved salaries to attract and retain mammographers are growing.
- The NHS long-term workforce plan aims to increase radiographer training places by nearly 40% by 2031-32.
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