2 July 2026
A consultant musculoskeletal and general radiologist from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been appointed to lead a national programme working to reduce waiting lists and ensure radiology services offer high quality, efficient care.
Dr Laurence Ginder, who is also an Associate Medical Director for the Trust, is the new clinical lead for radiology for NHS England’s (NHSE) Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme.
Together with Dr Suzanne Wakely, a consultant radiologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, who has been appointed as a clinical advisor, they will take forward actions informed by GIRFT’s recent review of Imaging Networks.
Both will be helping to clinically interpret and diagnose data to understand the challenges faced in the system and, using an MDT approach, identify solutions and best practice to help optimise resources.
They will also be working collaboratively with stakeholders such as the NHSE Diagnostic Transformation Programme and the Royal College of Radiologists to ensure ongoing implementation of the national recommendations set out in the GIRFT national specialty report for radiology (2020).
Dr Ginder undertakes general imaging alongside specialist musculoskeletal work and has a clinical interest in the imaging of haematological conditions.
He previously served as regional clinical lead for imaging at NHSE for the East and West Midlands, providing strategic clinical leadership across regional imaging services.
Dr Ginder said: “GIRFT provides a powerful framework that brings together data, clinical insight and collaboration to drive meaningful and sustainable improvement.
“I’m really looking forward to working with colleagues across the country to build on the excellent work of the GIRFT radiology team, reducing unwarranted variation in radiology services, sharing best practice, and supporting teams to deliver safe, high quality diagnostics for patients.”
Dr Ginder will continue at SaTH as Associate Medical Director alongside this new role.
Professor Tim Briggs, GIRFT Programme Lead and NHSE National Director for Clinical Improvement, Elective Recovery and UEC, said: “Radiology is vital to almost every specialty and every part of the NHS, and is pivotal to our ability to provide high quality, effective and timely treatment and care to patients.
“I am delighted to have the considerable expertise of Laurence and Suzanne in the GIRFT clinical team, helping us continue our drive to unlock substantial improvement in radiology and across patients’ treatment pathways.”