REMOTE-I
Managed Remote Scanning Service

The radiographer
your scanner
is missing.

83% of NHS clinical directors cannot staff a fully-funded scanner. Remote-I provides the radiographer — operating remotely, with full governance built in, using your existing infrastructure.

Not a staffing agency. Not a standalone software product. Not another digital transformation project.

Remote-I · Operations Platform
Remote-I managed remote MRI operations platform
Designed for
NHS Trusts · Private Hospital Groups · Community Diagnostic Centres · EU Academic Hospitals · Radiology Networks · NHS Trusts · Private Hospital Groups · Community Diagnostic Centres · EU Academic Hospitals · Radiology Networks ·
1.8M
Patients waiting

Patients waiting for a diagnostic test in England — up 190,000 in just 12 months.

NHS England, Jan 2026
83%
Can't staff a scanner

Of NHS clinical directors say they cannot staff an additional fully-funded CT or MRI scanner — due to lack of radiographers.

Royal College of Radiologists, 2024
£325M
Temporary staff spend

Spent by NHS trusts on temporary radiology staff in 2024 — projected to reach £547M within five years.

RCR Workforce Census, 2024
19.4%
CT vacancy rate

CT radiographer vacancy rate — an all-time high. MRI vacancies at 17.4% and rising year on year.

ASRT Staffing Survey, 2025
The global radiographer crisis

The shortage affecting hospitals worldwide.

The radiographer shortage is not a UK problem. Every market Remote-I operates in faces the same bottleneck — more scanners than operators, and no fast fix on the horizon.

Global shortage data
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
83%

Of NHS clinical directors say their hospital cannot staff an additional fully-funded CT or MRI scanner — due to lack of radiographers to operate it.

Royal College of Radiologists Workforce Census, 2024
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
£325M

Spent by NHS trusts on temporary radiology staff in 2024 — equivalent to 2,910 consultant radiologist salaries. Projected to reach £547M within five years.

RCR Workforce Census, 2024
🇺🇸 United States
19.4%

CT technologist vacancy rate in 2025 — an all-time high. MRI vacancy rates rose to 17.4%. Both Remote-I's primary modalities.

ASRT Radiologic Sciences Staffing Survey, 2025
🇺🇸 United States

The radiographer vacancy rate tripled in just three years — from 6.2% to 18.1%. Over 8,700 MRI technologist positions are currently open across the country.

ASRT, 2023 · Glassdoor, Apr 2026
🇪🇺 European Union
45%

Of Europe's radiologists and radiographers are over 51 years old. A retirement wave is compounding the shortage faster than training pipelines can replace them.

EU-REST Study, Insights into Imaging, 2025
🇩🇪 Germany
World #1

Germany performs more MRI exams per capita than any other European country — while facing the same structural radiographer shortage as the UK.

Europe's Looming Radiology Capacity Challenge
🇦🇺 Australia
87%

Of Australia's radiology workforce is in metropolitan areas — while 30% of the population lives regionally or rurally. Geographic maldistribution leaves entire regions unstaffed.

PMC / RANZCR Radiologist Shortage Study
🌍 Global
80%+

Of health systems worldwide are reporting staffing challenges in their radiology departments. WHO projects a shortfall of 18 million healthcare professionals by 2030.

Collective Minds Health, 2025 · WHO
🇬🇧 UK · Waiting list
1.8M
Patients waiting for a diagnostic test in England — up 190,000 in 12 months.
NHS England, Jan 2026
🇬🇧 UK · Vacancy rate
10.5%
Average diagnostic radiographer vacancy across NHS trusts — persistent for years.
College of Radiographers
🇪🇺 EU · Below average
16/27
EU member states with radiographer numbers below the EU average of 127 per million.
EU-REST Study, 2025
🇸🇪 Sweden · Shortage
500
Projected specialist shortage within five years. MRI and CT volumes continuously exceed workforce growth.
Swedish National Board of Health
🌍 Global · Attrition
17%
Of newly trained UK radiographers leave the NHS within five years of qualifying.
Nuffield Trust, 2023
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
11.3%
CAGR for Saudi teleradiology market 2025–2033. New hospitals opening faster than they can be staffed.
Renub Research, 2025
Global shortage data
🇬🇧 £325M — NHS spend on temp radiology staff, 2024
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🇺🇸 19.4% — US CT technologist vacancy rate, all-time high
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🇩🇪 Germany performs more MRI exams per capita than any European country
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🇦🇺 87% of Australia's radiographers live in cities — 30% of population is rural
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🇪🇺 45% of European radiologists are over 51 — retirement wave incoming
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🌍 80%+ of health systems globally report radiology staffing challenges
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🇬🇧 1.8M patients waiting for a diagnostic test in England
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🇸🇪 Sweden projects a shortage of 500 specialists within five years
·
🇬🇧 £325M — NHS spend on temp radiology staff, 2024
·
🇺🇸 19.4% — US CT technologist vacancy rate, all-time high
·
🇩🇪 Germany performs more MRI exams per capita than any European country
·
🇦🇺 87% of Australia's radiographers live in cities — 30% of population is rural
·
🇪🇺 45% of European radiologists are over 51 — retirement wave incoming
·
🌍 80%+ of health systems globally report radiology staffing challenges
·
🇬🇧 1.8M patients waiting for a diagnostic test in England
·
🇸🇪 Sweden projects a shortage of 500 specialists within five years
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What hospitals buy

A managed service, not another platform.

Hospitals don't need another abstract tool. They need operational scanning capacity — deployed safely, governed clearly, and measured properly. Remote-I brings three things together in a single managed model alongside your existing infrastructure.

01

Qualified radiographers

Modality-aligned radiographers matched to your service scope. MRI for MRI sessions. CT for CT sessions. No generalists, no mismatches, no agency dependency.

02

Virtual cockpit access

Secure remote operating environment layered onto your existing hospital infrastructure. No rip-and-replace, no new hardware required on your side.

03

Governance control

SOP gating, audit trails, and clinical accountability built into every session. CQC-ready evidence outputs included as standard from day one.

How it works

A practical path to live scanning capacity.

Designed to start with a defined pilot — not a broad transformation programme. Controlled scope, clear governance, measurable outcomes from day one.

1

Service setup

Assessment of your infrastructure, governance requirements, and pilot pathway.

  • Remote access pathway review
  • Site and session model definition
  • SOP and escalation alignment
2

Workforce alignment

Radiographers matched to your modality, scope, and session model.

  • Modality-specific matching
  • Session-based coverage model
  • Reduced agency dependency
3

Governance layer

Operational control built into the service for clearer accountability.

  • SOP enforcement and sign-off
  • Audit logging and traceability
  • Role-based access and oversight
4

Reporting and review

Structured reporting for pilot evaluation and procurement review.

  • Capacity and sessions delivered
  • Governance-ready evidence outputs
  • CQC and procurement documentation
Modalities

Deployed for MRI. Expanding across CT, PET-CT and PET-MR.

Primary modality

MRI

Core deployment modality. 17.4% UK vacancy rate — the most acute staffing gap in imaging.

Live deployment
Expanding

CT

Computed Tomography. 19.4% vacancy rate — all-time high. Expansion active pending site review.

In expansion
EU pipeline

PET-CT

Nuclear medicine expansion planned for EU markets including Germany and Switzerland.

EU pipeline
EU pipeline

PET-MR

Simultaneous PET and MRI. High clinical value — Remote-I's most advanced modality expansion.

EU pipeline
★ Limited availability

Design partner programme.

We're selecting a small number of NHS trusts and EU hospital sites to co-develop our remote scanning operating model ahead of full commercial launch. Design partners shape the service, inform the governance layer, and lock in preferential pricing.

2–3 Partner slots
currently available
Apply for a design partner slot

What design partners receive

  • Governance framework setupFull SOP design aligned to CQC and NHS standards, tailored to your operating model.
  • Remote access pathway reviewWritten readiness report covering RIS/PACS, remote access, and IT constraints.
  • Session model designModality-aligned operating blueprint: session blocks, rota fit, radiographer matching.
  • Priority launch access + preferential pricingLocked below full commercial rates for the duration of your contract.

Planning a remote scanning pilot?

Start with a service review to assess where Remote-I can add governed scanning capacity within your current environment.

Book a service review