Larger Bodies in Radiography (LBinRAD)

Larger Bodies in Radiography (LBinRAD)

Experiences of patients living in larger bodies, and how we improve services

Outputs

Publications

  • ‘No such thing as one size fits all’: A survey of experiences of those with larger bodies in radiography. 2025 Prof Christine Heales, Dr Amy Hancock, Poppy Ulett, Dr Fay Manning. Radiography Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2025.103008

Conferences

Past

European Congress of Radiology- Vienna, March 2024

  • Poster Presentation: ‘oooh we may struggle here due to your size’: Experiences of Patients with Larger Bodies in Radiography. Dr Fay Manning

UK Imaging and Oncology- Liverpool, June 2024

  • Oral Presentation- Heightened Perspectives: Exploring Radiographic Experiences and Attitudes Among Taller Individuals. Poppy Ulett, 11th June, Session H2 Proffered papers: Inclusion, 3.40pm
  • Oral Presentation- Researching sensitive topics: The value of patient and public involvement and engagement when designing social media recruitment strategies, Dr Amy Hancock, 11th June, Session H2 Proffered papers: Inclusion, 3.40pm

International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH), Zaragoza, Spain, September 2024

  • Poster presentation- ‘Staff always speak to you like you are an idiot’: Larger Bodied Patients’ Experiences In Radiography. Dr Fay Manning

UK Imaging and Oncology- Liverpool, June 2025

  • Invited Talk- ‘It just feels like you don’t fit into the normal world’ Inclusive Healthcare for Larger Bodied Patients. Carolyn Graham (PPIE member) and Dr Fay Manning, 3rd June, f5 Accessibility within Imaging and Oncology, 9.50am

Podcasts

Imagin’ That Podcast- The One About Fatphobia and Experiencing Healthcare Outside the Norm ft. Fay Manning

LBinRAD team member Fay talks to Helen and Clare from Imagin’ That about her background, what brought her to be working in Medical Imaging, and the LBinRAD project.

Articles

A CoRIPS success story: All shapes and sizes

The LBinRAD team discuss the project in an article from Synergy, the Society of Radiographers publication.