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2 NEWS SYNERGY NEWS FEBRUARY 2014 www.sor.org


CONTACTS THE SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS


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If you require advice or assistance with an industrial relations or health and safety issue, please contact your workplace IR or H&S representative. Alternatively, get in touch with your regional officer. If you are not sure which regional officer covers your place of employment, go to the regions section in the members’ area of www.sor.org, or telephone Vicky Andrews on 020 7740 7234. To contact Richard Evans, chief executive officer, email richarde@sor.org or telephone 020 7740 7202. For the full SoR staff listing, visit: www.sor.org/members/sor/staff.htm.


COUNCIL President


President-elect Vice President Northern Ireland


Wales


England Eastern


North West Northern South East South West


Yorks/North Trent


Pamela Black DCR(R) NVQ PgDip Karen Smith DCR(T) MSc Sheila Hassan DCR(T) Vacant


Scotland Alison Milne DCR(R) BSc(R) PgC


Jackie Hughes DCR(R) NVQ PgDip Gareth Thomas BSc (Hons) PgDip FHEA


London Sheila Hassan DCR(T) Midlands


Sue Webb BSc (Hons) Vacant


Neil Howard DCR(R) PgCert(CT)


pamela.black@aintree.nhs.uk KarenT.Smith@hey.nhs.uk Sheila.Hassan@gstt.nhs.uk


Norma Wilson MSc BSc TDCR(R) HDCR(R) DCR(R) Cert Ed norma.wilson@nhs.net John Burton DCR (T)


alisonmilne@btinternet.com john@johnrobert.idps.co.uk


dragons99@hotmail.co.uk ThomasG19@cardiff.ac.uk


susan.webb@meht.nhs.uk Sheila.Hassan@gstt.nhs.uk


Ben Stenberg MSc PgD BSc (Hons) (R) Ben.Stenberg@nuth.nhs.uk Steve Herring BSc (Hons) PgD Vacant


Karen Smith DCR(T) MSc


OFFICERS Chief Executive Officer Executive Secretary


Assistant Executive Secretary Director of Finance & Operations Director of Industrial Strategy Director of Professional Policy


Richard Evans HDCR


Karen Wellings BSc (Hons), MBA Liz Robinson


David Goulds MBA FCMA FCIS Warren Town MA DCR(T) DLS


Member & Public Relations Manager Sean Kelly BA (Hons) DCR DRI


Professional & Educational Manager Charlotte Beardmore FCR MBA BSc(Hons) DCR (R) and (T)


Industrial Relations Manager


Regional Officers North West, West Midlands Northern Ireland Scotland


South East South West


East & Midlands North & Yorkshire London


Professional Support Officers Christina Freeman MA TDCR


Dr Rachel Harris D Clin Res, MSc, PgD, PgCCE, DCR (T), Tech IOSH Sarah James HDCR(T) MSc DMS Alex Lipton PGD (MRI), DCR, PGC Maria Murray MPhil MSRP FHEA DCR(T) Anne Shaw TDCR DRI


Nigel Thomson MSc, TDCR, DMU, Cert Ed


Louise Coleman MSc PgD, PgCIHE, BSc (Hons), Dip HE, DCR(T) Conference and Events Manager Knowledge Manager Membership Services Health & Safety Officer


Claire Brown


Claire Dumbleton Joel Wilkins


Lyn West-Wigley Paul Moloney


Marie Lloyd Janet Fletcher


Elizabeth Stow MIBiol CBiol Marie Bullough MA DCR(R) Richard Pembridge Linda Pennell


Helen Wickham Paul Bromley


Wales Kevin Tucker DCR(R)


neil.howard@aintree.nhs.uk steven.herring@nhs.net KarenT.Smith@hey.nhs.uk


richarde@sor.org karenw@sor.org lizr@sor.org


davidg@sor.org warrent@sor.org


Audrey Paterson FCR MSc TDCR DMU audreyp@sor.org seank@sor.org


charlotteb@sor.org paulm@sor.org


marie.lloyd@sor.org janetf@sor.org


elizabeths@sor.org marieb@sor.org richardp@sor.org lindap@sor.org helenw@sor.org paulb@sor.org kevint@sor.org


christinaf@sor.org rachelh@sor.org sarahj@sor.org alexl@sor.org


mariam@sor.org annes@sor.org nigelt@sor.org


louisec@sor.org claireb@sor.org claired@sor.org joelw@sor.org lynw@sor.org


UK Council: Why?


By John Burton, UK Council member for Scotland


Travelling back to Edinburgh on a train that is now at least an hour delayed, I’ve got some time to fill. I was asked to write a little bit about what it’s like to be a UK Council member, and now seems as good a time as any to think about it. Before I came on to Council, I suppose I didn’t really know what it would be like. I had an idea in my head of what it might entail, but the reality is actually quite different. Let’s see if I can make


any sense of it.


What did I think it was going to be like – well I thought that there would probably be lots of travelling back and forward to London – I got that bit right. I expected that there would probably be lots of papers to read through – again, I got that spot on. Thinking about all the


paperwork – I’ve been a member of the SoR since I started training in 1986, and feel more engaged with what it does, and what it means to be a member than at any time in those 28 years. I don’t think I was expecting that, when I put my name forward for UK Council... I guess I was expecting to be more involved, but I didn’t expect to get such a personal boost from it, if you see what I mean.


What else was I expecting? Serious meetings full of scary SoR people... I didn’t even come


close on that one! Of course there are meetings, and don’t forget all that paperwork to go through, but I hadn’t really factored in that it would still basically be a room full of radiographers, and one thing we’re actually quite good at is mixing up serious with a good helping of fun. (Oops, could be in trouble there for giving away that UK Council meetings aren’t all work, work, work – they are actually quite enjoyable!) Another thought: I already mentioned that coming on to UK Council has made me feel more personally and professionally engaged with radiography as a whole – but more than that, it’s also having an impact on my own practice. I suppose that I just think about things in a slightly different way, and have a little bit more insight. (Small things can lead to big changes, now where have I heard that before?)


So what am I saying... Is it a good thing to be on UK Council? Absolutely. It’s giving me a greater understanding of the importance of our profession, it’s benefiting me on a personal and professional level and, most importantly, I’ve become friends with all those (not so) scary SoR people! Are you up for the challenge? Turn to page 5 for information on how to get involved...


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