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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Pregnant women and cancer patients ‘at risk’ because of sonographer shortage

Sonographers conduct ultrasound scans which are essential to pregnancy care and are also used in the diagnosis of cancer (Alamy/PA) -

Pregnant women and cancer patients could face “life-threatening” delays because of a growing shortage of sonographers, experts have warned.

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) said the vacancy rate for sonographers is 24.2% across England, rising to 38.2% in some areas.

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