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Richard Thorne is a Senior Lecturer at City St George's, University of London, School of Health Sciences. With over three decades in therapeutic radiography and education, he has served as Pre-registration Radiotherapy Programme Director (2009-2020) and currently as Admissions Tutor since 2022. His career spans multiple institutions including St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, and Charterhouse College of Radiography (1994-2004), which merged with City University London in 1995.
- MSc Health Sciences (Clinical Care), University of Westminster (1996)
- Clinical Teaching Certificate, College of Radiographers (1991)
- DCR(T), College of Radiographers (1988)
- Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (2017)
Thorne's research focuses on enhancing radiography education through:
- Technology integration in blended learning models
- Service user participation frameworks
- Clinical placement support systems
- Student well-being initiatives
- Radiographer workforce retention strategies
His 2017-2020 studies examined clinical supervision dynamics, revealing critical insights about:
- Staff awareness of student pressures
- Empowerment to seek well-being support
- Impact of workplace incivility on learning
- Training needs for clinical supervisors
- Consistency in placement experiences
Scientific recognitions include:
- 2019 SHS Staff Award for Student Experience
- 2017 double prize winner (User Involvement & Health Has Got Talent)
- 2008 Teaching Innovation Group Prize
As key member of the radiotherapy teaching team since 1995, Thorne has developed:
- Blended learning approaches (since 2007)
- Service user engagement models (2015-2020)
- Clinical simulation techniques (2016-2018)
- Student retention interventions (2020)
