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While the intention of the guidance published is to set out best practice and to influence practices across the sector, any local procedures implemented by local NHS trusts, health boards, independent providers (or other employing authorities) will always take precedence. The SoR and the CoR have no role in enforcing the application of any guidance.  \nThe rights and benefits of members of the SoR are set out in the SoR Handbook.  \nCopyright  \n© The Society and College of Radiographers 2023. Material may only be reproduced from this publication with clear acknowledgement that it is the original source.  \n2  \nGuidance and recommendations for running an effective, high-quality obstetric ultrasound service and supporting obstetricsonographer career development.  \n\n| Contents\u003Cbr>Foreword | 7 |\n| --- | --- |\n| How to use the document | 9 |\n| Abbreviations | 10 |\n| 1. Introduction | 12 |\n| 1.1 Terminology | 14 |\n| 2. Strategic oversight, governance and local policy development | 15 |\n| 2.1 Safe staffing | 15 |\n| 2.2 Service level agreements (SLAs) | 18 |\n| 2.3 Risk management | 19 |\n| 2.4 Conflict resolution | 20 |\n| 2.5 Local protocols | 22 |\n| 2.6 Chaperones | 24 |\n| 3. Interprofessional team working | 25 |\n| 3.1 Interprofessional communication and personalised informed choice | 27 |\n| 4. Communication and personalised care | 28 |\n| 4.1 Communication with service users | 28 |\n| 4.1.1 Managing expectations | 28 |\n| 4.1.2 Support person | 29 |\n| 4.1.3 Additional support needs | 30 |\n| 4.2 Safe and personalised care | 31 |\n| 4.3 Personalised care | 32 |\n| 5. Sonographer workforce | 35 |\n| 5.1 Sonographer leadership | 37 |\n\n3  \nGuidance and recommendations for running an effective, high-quality obstetric ultrasound service and supporting obstetricsonographer career development.  \n\n| 5.1.1 Leadership training for sonographers | 38 |\n| --- | --- |\n| 5.2 Sonography managers | 39 |\n| 5.2.1 Management training for sonographers | 40 |\n| 5.3 Job planning | 41 |\n| 5.3.1 Co-ordinator or clinical support sonographer role | 41 |\n| 6. Sonographer wellbeing | 43 |\n| 6.1 Sonographer support | 43 |\n| 6.1.1 Resources to support wellbeing | 45 |\n| 6.2 Work-related musculoskeletal disorder reduction | 46 |\n| 7. 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Quality\n## 9.1 Quality standards in obstetric sonography\n## 9.2 Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI)\n## 9.3 Equipment quality assurance\n# References\n# Authors\n# Acknowledgements\n# Appendix 1 Patient information\n# Appendix 2 Example of an obstetric sonographer career pathway\n# Appendix 3 Example of a consultant sonographer job description\n# Appendix 4 Case studies","[{\"question\":\"What governance elements does the guidance recommend for an obstetric ultrasound service?\",\"answer\":\"It recommends strategic oversight covering safe staffing, service level agreements (SLAs), risk management, conflict resolution, and local protocols, including the use of chaperones.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document address communication and personalised care?\",\"answer\":\"It sets out approaches for interprofessional communication, personalised informed choice, managing expectations, involving support persons, and meeting additional support needs. 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