1. Matters Arising from Minutes of previous meeting held on Monday, 28th April 2003.

   (i) Dr Kieran McHugh reported that the RCR document on sedation had been published but was not yet on the RCR website yet.

   (ii) Nephostomies: - Reference was made to a recent letter published in Clinical Radiology which stated that the procedure for percutaneous nephrostomy was straight forward and a radiologist could be competent without performing large numbers. The committee was in agreement with this.

2. NPSA - National Patient Safety Association.
   Dr J Dyet and Dr B Ayres, Radiologists on the NPSA, wished to speak to the BSPR membership regarding the NPSA including the reporting of incidents. Dr McHugh was under the impression there was to be a talk the following day at the scientific meeting about the NPSA.

3. Convenor’s Report.
   Dr Sprigg reported that the Head Ultrasound standard has not been formally endorsed by the R.C.P.C.H. The NAI session at the RCPCH annual meeting in York was very successful and well attended. BSPR is to organise a session on chest imaging for the 2004 meeting.

4. MCQs
   Dr S. Mackenzie reported that the MCQ questions submitted by BSPR were well received and BSPR have been asked to submit more. The deadline is May 2004. Members of BSPR are to be asked submit 1 or 2 questions each by email to Dr K. Duncan or Dr S. MacKenzie. The committee will go over the MCQs at the next meeting in April 2004. The instructions will be put on the BSPR website.

5. Website Update
   Dr McHugh is to look into making posting emails on the website easier.

6. H.R.G. (Healthcare Resource Groups).
   Dr McHugh had received a letter from Dr Pete Gaines, interventional radiologist from Sheffield, saying that the more complex interventional procedures were not well costed in the NHS. Dr K. McHugh is to ask to Dr. L. Abernethy to liaise with Dr Gaines about costing these procedures and HRGs.

7. SIGs Meeting.
   MBUR 6 is to be prepared in 2004 using the Delphi process.
   Dr K. Johnson and Dr J. Fairhurst are to write an article on Paediatric Radiology for the Subspecialty Corner in Clinical Radiology.

8. Skeletal Surveys.
   The routine use of CT of the head as part of the skeletal survey in NAI: this is to be brought up at the AGM. Dr Sue King wrote a letter to the RCR stating that the NAI Standards are already on the BSPR website. The letter is to be published in Clinical Radiology.

9. Future Meetings
   Cardiff 2004 Organiser Dr S. Morris
   Edinburgh 2005 Organiser Dr S. MacKenzie
   Leicester 2006 Organiser Dr A. Dux

10. Radiology Academies
    Drs K. McHugh and A Sprigg described how the proposed radiology academies are to be funded by the Department of Health and RCR and run as a trial for 3 years. They will be based in 3 centres (Norwich, Leeds and Plymouth). The paediatric section will be led by Dr S. Chapman withDr K. McHugh, Dr R. Arthur and Dr A. Sprigg as sub-editors. BSPR members are to be asked to contribute to the preparations of 120–140 paediatric topics for e-learning.

11. Constitution Change
    The constitution is to be amended at the AGM to allow members of the Association of Paediatric Radiographers to have associate membership of BSPR.

12. Quality Control
    There was discussion about competency based assessment in paediatric radiology. Dr K. Duncan reported that competency based assessment in breast screening did not work. It was decided not to pursue this further at present.

13. AOB

(i) Letter from Mike Dean. Royal College of Surgeons Children’s Forum would like a paediatric interventional radiologist for their panel. Dr McHugh proposed Dr D. Roebuck. The Forum intends to study two topics: Intusssuception outcome and adherence to the NICE guidelines for head injury, were suggested.

(ii) Letter from Dr Roebuck to S. Ludgate of the Medicines and Healthcare products regulations agency inquiring about the safety of injecting contrast through 4 French microcatheters. Dr Sprigg is to write to BAPM and Dr Roebuck, stating the current practice.

(iii) Dr Sue King reported that she had been asked to organise a paediatric study day at the Royal Society of Medicine. Dr King asked for suggestions for topics. Chest and GI were suggested.

(iv) Elections. Dr A. Sprigg will finish his 2nd term and Dr S. MacKenzie will finish her 1st term on the executive committee. The vacancies on the Executive Committee will be for convenor and a radiologist with a majority of sessions in paediatric radiology.

(v) Date of Next Meeting.

Monday. 26th April 2004 in the Members Writing Room at the Royal College of Radiologists, London.