Medical Physics Support Service

This contract covers the provision of specialist medical physics services to support the Wiltshire service which includes expert advice, testing, and quality assurance for wide range of modalities: CT, MRI, Ultrasound, plain film (outpatients, GP, ED), mobile X-ray, Fluoroscopy, Cardiac catheter labs, Gamma Camera, DEXA, the Breast Centre, and plain film units at two community sites.

The medical physics service will be available to provide advice on:

• Implications for optimisation (radiation dose and image quality) of any planned or unplanned changes in practice.

• Practice and results of routine user QC of equipment performance.

• Breakdowns and emerging concerns about the performance of the equipment.

• Compliance with radiation regulations as part of an annual audit and on an on-going basis as necessary.

Test instruments service conditions includes the following;

• The medical physics service must have sufficient test instruments available to carry out the tests covered by this agreement.

• It must have sufficient sets of test instruments to enable emergency investigation of a suspected fault or incident.

• Calibration of test instruments must meet the national guidance and standards.

• Coordination, liaison and representation service conditions include:

• The medical physics service will participate in any surveys and evaluations requested by Public Health England (PHE) or screening quality assurance service.