Table 2 Summary of survey results (2018)
Respondent characteristics | 2018 | 2024 | |||
Role | n | % | n | % | |
 Anaesthetics/ICM trainee | 14 | 50% | 4 | 20% | |
 ICM trainee | 5 | 17.9% | 5 | 25% | |
 Anaesthetics trainee | 3 | 10.7% | 2 | 10% | |
 EM/ICM trainee | 2 | 7.1% | 1 | 5% | |
 ICM consultant | 2 | 7.1% | 1 | 5% | |
 Acute Medicine/ICM trainee | 1 | 3.6% | 3 | 15% | |
 Anaesthetics consultant | 1 | 3.6% |  |  | |
 EM trainee |  |  | 3 | 15% | |
 Acute Medicine trainee |  |  | 1 | 5% | |
 Total | 28 | 100% | 20 | 100% | |
Hospital | |||||
 Manchester Royal Infirmary | 5 | 17.9% | 3 | 15% | |
 Pennine Acute Hospital | 4 | 14.3% | 1 | 5% | |
 Wythenshawe Hospital | 3 | 10.7% | 4 | 20% | |
 Salford Royal Hospital | 3 | 10.7% | 4 | 20% | |
 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals | 3 | 10.7% | 2 | 10% | |
 Royal Bolton Hospital | 2 | 7.1% | 2 | 10% | |
 Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital | 2 | 7.1% |  |  | |
 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | 3.6% |  |  | |
 University Hospitals Morecambe Bay | 1 | 3.6% |  |  | |
 Wirral University Hospital | 1 | 3.6% |  |  | |
 Alder Hey Hospital | 1 | 3.6% |  |  | |
 Royal Liverpool Hospital | 1 | 3.6% |  |  | |
 Arrowe Park Hospital | 1 | 3.6% |  |  | |
 Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre Hospitals |  |  | 1 | 5% | |
 North Manchester General Hospital |  |  | 1 | 5% | |
 East Lancashire Teaching Hospital |  |  | 2 | 10% | |
 Total | 28 | 100% | 20 | 100% | |
| Â | 2018 | 2024 | |||
n | % | n | % | ||
Access to lung US mentors | Yes | 2 | 7.0% | Â | Â |
No | 26 | 93.0% | Â | Â | |
Ease of booking onto FUSIC course | Very easy | 1 | 4.3% | 1 | 5.0% |
Easy | 2 | 8.7% | 6 | 30.0% | |
Neither easy nor difficult | 8 | 34.8% | 4 | 20.0% | |
Difficult | 8 | 34.8% | 5 | 25.0% | |
Very difficult | 4 | 17.4% | 1 | 5.0% | |
Achieving directly supervised scans | Very easy | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Easy | 1 | 4.3% | 2 | 10.0% | |
Neither easy nor difficult | 5 | 21.7% | 5 | 25.0% | |
Difficult | 9 | 39.1% | 6 | 30.0% | |
Very difficult | 8 | 34.8% | 5 | 25.0% | |
Reviewing for indirectly supervised scans | Very easy | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 10.0% |
Easy | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 10.0% | |
Neither easy nor difficult | 3 | 13.6% | 4 | 20.0% | |
Difficult | 10 | 45.5% | 6 | 30.0% | |
Very difficult | 9 | 40.9% | 4 | 20.0% | |
Triggered assessment | Very easy | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.0% |
Easy | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 10.0% | |
Neither easy nor difficult | 4 | 18.2% | 2 | 10.0% | |
Difficult | 9 | 40.9% | 5 | 25.0% | |
Very difficult | 9 | 40.9% | 2 | 10.0% | |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Barriers improved | |
Top 3 barriers to accreditation | Availability of courses | 14 | Â | 11 | 55% |
No mentors in base hospital | 14 | Â | 5 | 25% | |
Directly supervised scans | 11 | Â | 6 | 30% | |
Top 3 options for improvement | Regular POCUS courses | 24 | Â | Â | Â |
Improve availability of trainers across hospitals | 19 | Â | Â | Â | |
Remote supervision | 18 | Â | Â | Â | |