Hi, Brenda... I know things are different here in the UK.

But we have similar problems in that a recent trend has developed within
our National Health Service to pay reporting radiographers a reporting
allowance; this is to reflect the added responsibility they take in
reporting.


This is approx. 1-2 % of their salary and around 50% of staff now get
this! Of Reporting Echocardiographers only 1.5% receive this and many
only after a very long hard fight.

This is within the same employers remit (NHS) and certainly in the same
hospital in many cases.

Our whole NHS is going through a regrade process at the moment where all
NHS staff will be one pay structure. We are hopeful, but not confident,
that this will sort out this inequity.

Are general ultrasound techs generally employed in radiology depts over
there? It does seem to help in this country as radiology is a stronger
and more established field. Echocardiographers are generally Clinical
Physiologists who specialise or have echo as part of their role in
cardiac investigations units, not part of radiology.

Kind regards
Jane
UK

-----Original Message-----
From: Moore, Brenda [mailto:bmoore@...]
Sent: 01 February 2005 19:57
To: Echocardiography (E-mail)
Subject: [echocardiography] echo pay scale



It has come to my attention that at the institution where I work that
echo tech starting salary is $3 to $4 dollar less than general
ultrasound tech. Is that the norm or am I justified in feeling that we
are being treated less than fair?



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