Our two new BMUS Travelling Ambassadors 2024

1st Feb 2024

BMUS council are proud to announce the election of our two Travelling Ambassadors, Amy Barnes and Amanda Parry.

For one year, Amy and Amanda will each visit centres around the country, highlighting ultrasound and BMUS and promoting best practice and training in specialist ultrasound topics. They will also run similar teaching sessions at Ultrasound 2024 in December 2024. 

A bit about our new post holders …

Ms Amanda Parry, Clinical Lead Sonographer – Training and Development, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Amanda has over 20 years’ experience of working in the private and public sector both here in the UK and in Australia, where she trained as a Sonographer. She has performed all aspects of ultrasound scanning, but MSK ultrasound has always been her specialist interest. Amanda currently works at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, where she is the Clinical Lead Sonographer for training and development, helping to teach and inspire the next generation of sonographers. Amanda has a high MSK workload from various sources and works closely as an MSK MDT to help create positive change within the department to aid patient care.

Amy Barnes, Consultant Radiographer – University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Amy has 17 years' experience in medical ultrasound. She has spent the last 9 years specialising in head & neck imaging, where she reports on complex pathology and independently performs fine needle aspiration and core biopsy. Her role involves audit, service improvement and research locally and nationally.

Amy regularly presents locally and nationally and has participated as a speaker at Radiopaedia 2022. She is an associate lecturer at the University of Derby, where she has helped develop and deliver an accredited post graduate course in head and neck ultrasound for sonographers. She is a guest lecturer in Medical Ultrasound Education for King's College London. Amy is also an RCR iRefer BSHNI panel member and contributes to peer review for Radiography Journal.