OUT-OF-HOURS RADIOGRAPHS - THE EFFECT OF RESIDENT REGISTRAR COVER

A retrospective study was undertaken to assess the effect of the prese nce of a resident compared with a non-resident registrar on the select ion of patients for radiography outside normal working hours at a nort h London district general hospital accident and emergency (A&E) depart ment. During periods when the registrar was resident there was a signi ficant reduction in the proportion of patients referred for radiograph y.