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Untrained staff at UK clinics are wrongly diagnosing pregnancy issues, prompting calls to protect the "sonographer" title for qualified professionals.
Unqualified individuals are performing pregnancy ultrasounds at UK high street clinics, leading to dangerous misdiagnoses such as falsely claiming a baby has no heartbeat or severe abnormalities, causing unnecessary medical interventions.
The Society of Radiographers warns that anyone can buy an ultrasound machine and call themselves a sonographer without training or oversight, risking missed ectopic pregnancies, undetected fetal conditions, and harmful advice.
They are urging the government to protect the title "sonographer" so only registered professionals can use it, ensuring patient safety and accountability.
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El personal no capacitado en las clínicas del Reino Unido está diagnosticando erróneamente problemas de embarazo, lo que ha provocado llamados para proteger el título de "sonógrafo" para profesionales calificados.