Table 3.

O&G Trainee Responses on Potential Benefits of and Barriers to Remote USS Supervision

Benefit of remote USS supervision, n = 57	N
Increased opportunities for training	42
Improved patient pathway	31
Reduced time to diagnosis	30
Increased quality of training	23
Improved trainee confidence in USS judgement	4
Improved patient satisfaction	2
Allowed scanning out of hours	2
Improved patient safety	1
Barriers to remote USS supervision, n=57	N
Uptake of technology by trainers	35
Remote connectivity issues	22
Remote image quality	13
Insufficient trainee experience for remote supervision to be sufficient	8
Uptake of technology by trainees	7
Patient acceptance	3
Availability of scanning machines/equipment	3
Missing diagnoses/pathology	2
Affordability	2