When are they work ready? A critical examination of the relationship between regulation, accreditation and education in preparation for diagnostic radiography practice

This research study critically examined the relationship between regulation, accreditation and education in preparation for diagnostic radiography practice in the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore. It investigated what type of curriculum and assessment will ensure regulators in Singapore that diagnostic radiography graduates are work ready and to compare regulation and accreditation processes in three countries. From the findings, a series of recommendations was made to reconceptualise the role and function of diagnostic radiographers to enhance the potential for the new system to further the ambitions of a profession