Specialist radiology reporting for sarcoma and complex spines . RNOH is one of five hospitals designated as a Joint Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma MDT Provider in England. This is an NHS tertiary service requiring experience and qualified staff.

This is a new service. The intention is to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process. The estimated value of the contract is £450,000.

The Royal National Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RNOH) has been delegated by NHS England to provide specialist sarcoma services in line with the national service specification. RNOH is one of five hospitals designed as Joint Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma MDT Provider in England. This is an NHS tertiary service. The service follows the national service specification which can be viewed here: NHS commissioning » Sarcoma Services (all ages) (england.nhs.uk)

This service requires appropriately trained and experienced radiologists who can support the hospital to meet the terms of the specification. Principally this is reporting on scans related to soft tissue and bone sacoma in a timely and accruate manner. Due to increasing demand, this would be up to around 500 scans to be reported each month.