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RADIOLOGY SERVICES
The national performance for quality assurance program in Radiology Services had achieved the set
target of less than 2.5 per cent. The Percentage of Film Rejection had declined from 0.84 per cent in
2016 to 0.83 per cent as indicated in Table 40. The film processing method is being gradually improved
with the replacement of Conventional Processor to Computerized Radiography (CR) system.

Table 40
QAP of Radiology Services in Primary Care (2015 to 2017)

Year (Standard <2.5%)
Parameter
2015 2016 2017
Total No. of KK participating 187/ 187 (100%) 195/ 195 (100%) 212/ 212 (100%)
No. of KK achieve standard 183/187 (97.86%) 193/ 195 (98.97%) 212/ 212 (100%)

Total Percentage of Reject 0.95 % 0.84% 0.83 %
Film

Source: Family Health Development Division, MoH
The number of health clinics with CR system had significantly increased from 28 (2015) to 49
(2017) clinics (Table 41). In addition, another 34 units will be procured under the Medical Equipment
Enhancement Tenure (MEET) project for the next three years. The Health Clinic with Radiology Services
had increased by 13.37 per cent from 187 (2015) to 212 clinics. Similar trend was also observed in
the workload whereby the number of x-ray examination had increased by 19.02 per cent from 805,122
(2015) to 958,230 (Figure 53).

Table 41
Number of facilities with CR System and Mini PACs (2015 to 2017)

Computerized
Equipment Conventional Radiography CR System With Total
Year System Mini PACs
System (CR)

2015 159 21 7 187

2016 154 34 7 195

2017 163 41 8 212

Source: Family Health Development Division, MoH

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