IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: HCA International Ltd (December 2021)

Page last updated: 7 June 2022

Location

HCA Healthcare UK at University College Hospital

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

22 September 2021

Breach

On and before 10 September 2021, the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(5)(b), 7, 8(1), 8(2) and 17(1).

Description

An Improvement Notice was issued to the employer under Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 following an announced inspection that took place on 10 September 2021. This identified the following concerns; poor quality documents relating to radiation safety and incident management, lack of clinical audit carried out at the location, no study of risk available in respect of radiotherapeutic practices and no training process identified for radiographers to act as practitioners in relation to justifying additional verification images.

Result

The employers response was reviewed on 22/12/2021 and deemed to comply with this notice.