Guidance Pages

 

  1. Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice - revised December 2022.

  2. BMUS Peer Review Audit Tool -  revised November 2021.

  3. BMUS Justification of Referrals in Primary Care - revised October 2021

  4. Mystery Shopper - a Quality Review Process in Radiology, December 2017

  5. Ultrasound Transducer Decontamination, March 2020

  6. COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Guidance, Archived June 2021

  7. COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Top Tips Poster, April 2020

  8. Consensus Guidelines on the Communication of Unexpected News via Ultrasound, August 2020

  9. Incidental Findings General Medical Ultrasound Examinations: Management and Diagnostic Pathways Guidance, updated February 2022

  10. Public Health England Good Infection Prevention Practice - Using Ultrasound Gel, updated November 2021

  11. Statement on the safe use of Doppler in fetal second and third trimester ultrasound examinations, January 2021

  12. Best Practice PoCUS Governance Statement, March 2021

  13. Guidance for Optimising Practitioner and Patient Safety in Ultrasound Departments, April 2021

  14. Neck Standards and Competencies, September 2021

  15. Guidance document on neonatal ultrasound safety issues, November 2021

  16. BMUS Giant Cell Arteritis Guidance, November 2021

  17.  Professional Guidance for Fetal Growth Scans Performed after 23 weeks of Gestation. January 2022

  18. Transvaginal Ultrasound Examinations – Guidance for Practitioners, October 2022

  19. Small Animal Veterinary Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice, December 2022

  20. Preceptorship and Capability Framework for Sonographers, updated March 2023; initially launched July 2022

  21. Recommendations for specialists practising ultrasound independently of radiology departments: safety, governance and education, May 2023

  22. Guidelines for the Administration of Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Injections, May 2023

    1. Appendix 1: Referral Criteria for Ultrasound Guided Injections

    2. Appendix 2: Examples of Pre Injection Check Lists

    3. Appendix 3: Example of a Competency Assessment Form

    4. Appendix 4: Feedback and Audit

    5. Appendix 5: Written Consent

    6. Appendix 6: Patient Information

  23. Guidelines for Professional Diagnostic Ultrasound Practice in Medical Aesthetics, September 2023