The union mentioned worrying numbers of workers are leaving the occupation and never sufficient is being accomplished to recruit extra employees.
The 48-hour strike will run from 8am on Tuesday and can contain the 35 NHS trusts the place members have a mandate to strike.
The SoR mentioned 9 out of 10 NHS sufferers are supported by radiographers, who perform X-rays, MRI and CT scans, ultrasounds and breast screening, in addition to radiotherapy for most cancers sufferers.
1,000,000 individuals are ready for radiography.
Union representatives from every belief have agreed workers will present “life and limb” emergency cowl for sufferers, which normally means the identical staffing ranges as Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The majority of unions on the NHS Staff Council voted to just accept the Government’s honest and cheap supply of a 5% pay rise for 2023-24, alongside two vital one-off funds totalling at the least £1,655, placing extra money of their pockets now. Over 1,000,000 NHS workers, together with radiographers, are already benefitting from that pay rise
Dean Rogers, govt director of commercial technique and member relations for the SoR, mentioned: “Voting for strike action was a difficult decision for our members, who care above all about the safety and wellbeing of their patients.
“We need to draw attention to the fact that many radiography professionals are feeling burnt out by low pay and increased hours. They’re leaving the NHS, and they are not being replaced in adequate numbers.
“If the Government wants to reduce NHS waiting lists and ensure that patients receive the treatment they need, when they need it, then it must urgently prioritise the recruitment and retention of radiography professionals – and that means talking to us about pay and conditions.
“But they are refusing to talk to us, even though our door is open.
“Our members deserve better. Our patients deserve better.”
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay mentioned: “I want to see an end to disruptive strikes so the NHS can focus relentlessly on cutting waiting lists and delivering for patients.
“The majority of unions on the NHS Staff Council voted to accept the Government’s fair and reasonable offer of a 5% pay rise for 2023-24, alongside two significant one-off payments totalling at least £1,655, putting more money in their pockets now.
“Over a million NHS staff, including radiographers, are already benefitting from that pay rise.
“The NHS also recently published the first ever NHS Long Term Workforce Plan to recruit and retain hundreds of thousands more staff.
“This pay award is final and so I urge the Society of Radiographers to call off strikes.”
Meanwhile, NHS England introduced on Monday that industrial motion by consultants over a 48-hour interval final week resulted in 65,557 appointments and procedures having to be rescheduled.
It mentioned the newest figures imply the overall variety of appointments and procedures rescheduled over the previous eight months on account of industrial motion throughout the NHS is 765,000.
Dr Vin Diwakar, the NHS medical director for secondary care, mentioned: “These figures show the impact industrial action is having on patients and families, and the scale of disruption is likely to be even greater, with many services avoiding scheduling appointments for strike days.
“We have now seen 765,000 appointments needing to be rescheduled in the last eight months due to strikes, and we are continuing to see a significant cumulative impact on NHS services as well as our hard-working staff as they do all they can to maintain safe patient services while tackling a record backlog.”
