Internationally trained radiographers pursuing UK HCPC or Australian AHPRA registration need Grade B across all four OET sub-tests. Writing is the most retaken sub-test in our radiography cohort — usually because of the register shift from imaging reports to letter prose.
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Internationally trained radiographers need Grade B (350) in each of the four OET sub-tests for HCPC (UK) and AHPRA (Australia) registration. No Grade C+ concession applies. Writing is the most retaken sub-test — typically because radiographers default to structured imaging-report format (Indication / Technique / Findings / Conclusion) when the OET requires flowing paragraph prose. The criterion most often lost is Genre & Style.
Sent to a specialist (oncology, surgery, neurology) following imaging findings that need further review. Tests your ability to communicate findings in a clinical narrative — not a structured report.
Marking watch-out: Genre & Style — write in paragraphs, not bullet points.
Sent to the referring clinician with imaging findings, recommendations, or post-procedure updates. Addressee is often a GP or specialist team.
Marking watch-out: Conciseness — include key findings, omit incidental detail unless clinically relevant.
Costs marks in: Genre & Style
Defaulting to imaging-report style (Indication / Technique / Findings / Conclusion) when the OET requires connected paragraph prose. Fix: rewrite findings as flowing sentences.
Costs marks in: Conciseness & Clarity
Including every incidental finding to be thorough. Fix: include only findings clinically relevant to the referral question and recommendation.
Costs marks in: Language / Genre
Using abbreviations and modality-specific terms without context for a non-imaging addressee. Fix: expand on first use or rephrase for the addressee.
The UK HCPC and Australian AHPRA both accept OET for diagnostic radiographers and radiation therapists. Grade B (350) is required across all four sub-tests. Combined sittings within the validity window are accepted by both regulators.
Radiographers most often write a referral letter (to another clinician for further imaging or specialist review) or a follow-up report (communicating findings or post-procedure recommendations). The case notes are imaging-specific — including modality, findings, contrast use, and any incidental findings worth flagging.
Radiographers spend their working week writing structured imaging reports — bullet-point, technical, dense. The OET Writing sub-test asks for prose-format letters, which is a register shift many find awkward. The most common criterion lost is Genre & Style — defaulting to report-style bullets when the format requires connected paragraphs.
Yes. We provide radiography-specific practice case notes covering general radiography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and procedural radiography. Our correctors mark against the same six OET criteria a real examiner uses.
Marked against the six OET criteria by a corrector aware of imaging conventions. 24-hour turnaround.
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