title: Radiology and the Cancer Services Collaborative--an opportunity awaits.
abstract: The principles and methodologies used by the Cancer Services Collaborative (CSC) are particularly relevant for radiology departments. A radiology project looking at the provision of barium enema examinations is used to highlight how the principles can be applied to a radiology department. Advice on how to access available CSC literature is offered. The CSC principles and methodologies are an important part of the NHS modernization agenda, and offer an exciting vehicle to improve patient care. It is important that radiologists understand the opportunities offered and the challenges posed by the modernization agenda.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. conall.garvey@rlbuh-tr.nwest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011859:Radiography; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012922:Social Change; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate