Reviewed by Sobhan Vinjamuri July 2025

This position paper from the Council of the British Nuclear Medicine Society discusses the implications for the practice of nuclear medicine of the consent policy of the Department of Health .

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Reviewed by Andy Irwin and are effective from 15th December 2025

BNMS Tender Questionnaire Part A
BNMS Tender Questionnaire Parts B

Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Events and Learning Meetings (NM EALM)

Little, David; Graham, Richard; Redman, Stewart

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Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Events and Learning Meetings (NM EALM)

BNMS Generic Quality Guidelines for Provision of Paediatric Radionuclide Imaging Services

The purpose of these guidelines is to promote the provision of a high quality Nuclear Medicine service that is responsive to the specific needs of children.

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BNMS Report Nuclear Medicine is a thriving and evolving specialty where technological advances such as hybrid imaging and new diagnostic and therapeutic agents are leading to improved diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes. As technology becomes increasingly complex, strong scientific support for the service is essential to ensure quality, safety and regulatory compliance. The purpose of this paper is:

To highlight the knowledge and skills required to act as a physicist within a Nuclear Medicine service and act as a key duty holder under the relevant legislation

 

To describe the functions provided by physicists within Nuclear Medicine

To provide indicative numbers of staffing for small and large organisations and describe the risk associated with inadequate support

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Author Andy Irwin, Singleton Hospital

This guideline is now published in NMC here

Click here for guidelines for the provision of radiopharmacy to nuclear medicine - the report of a Joint Working Group of the British Institute of Radiology, the British Nuclear Medicine Society and the UK Radiopharmacy Group.

Click here for the results of a survey of the role of the UK physicist in nuclear medicine - the report of a Joint Working Group of the British Institute of Radiology, the British Nuclear Medicine Society and Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine.

Please note: At the time of writing, these documents reflected current UK practice. However, practice does change and therefore some aspects of the guidance may be superceded before the document's review date..