My Prosperous World

Ever thought about what you would do when you end higher education or a change of job? Ever thought about what it would be like to be a radiographer? Well read on. The world has a lack of radiographers. The United Nations have given one day annually, 8th November, to World Radiography Day.

Particularly in the UK, the Government are looking at ways of raising the status of what it is to be a radiographer so as to make it an attractive career opportunity. Ninety per cent of diagnostic procedures involve the services of a radiographer. The delay in the medical chain of diagnostics means a hold-up in dispensing medical care to the patient.

In an effort to swell the radiography ranks, the Society and College of Radiographers are putting the spotlight on the profession with a special award for Radiographer of the Year. The House of Commons, the Parliament building, will host the award formalities.

The gripping sympathetic fiction/faction novel, “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone”, by George Korankye based on the real life incident at Dunblane will help swell the interest in the role of the radiographer in the medical profession.

International-megastar Johnny Nash has given permission for his song title “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone” to be used for George Korankye’s fictional work. The chef character of the novel is, for the first time ever, a radiographer.

The tragedy in the novel centres around a radiographer, caught up in a situation so terrible that it couldn’t be contemplated, and everyone involved is stretched to the limit of their skills and their emotions. From the pits of despair the story reveals how a group of professionals, at the fictional Bonnyholly Hospital, deal with a once in a lifetime major incident of unbelievable horror, they will experience the gamut of all human emotions.

With the lack of public awareness of what a radiographer’s role is in the medical profession, the Chief Executive Officer of the Society and College of Radiographers, Richard Evans, commended George Korankye in broaching the subject. Indeed, Mr Evans even went so far as to tell second time author George Korankye that he would be pleased to assist in spreading the news of the book.

The book, “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone”, although fictional, will hopefully help educate and stimulate the public’s interest in the essential roles of radiographers. Diagnostic Radiographers are involved in, Ultrasound, CT and MRI scans, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Density, Endoscopies, Cardiac surgery, and Dental examinations.

As a matter of importance, radiographers are a most important part of the medical team when it comes to various procedures, such as urology and orthopaedic.

On an educational note, archaeologists, historians and anthropologists have utilized their diagnostic skills in finding more about our ancestors by x-raying mummies, tombs, etc without opening caskets. Unknown to the public are radiographers who undertake research in universities and non academic facilities.

Want to find out more about “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone”, and see if a career in radiography is for you. Also visit the author’s site, George Korankye, on how to choose the best career for your needs.