IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (May 2022)

Page last updated: 5 August 2022

Location

Salford Royal Hospital

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

12 May 2022

Breach

On and/or before 04 May 2022, the employer was found in breach of regulation(s) 6(1)(a), 6(5)(a) and 6(5)(b).

Description

An Improvement Notice was issued to the employer under Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 following an inspection of the interventional radiology department. This identified concerns around document management and the failure to have referral guidelines for general radiology examination.

Result

The employer submitted evidence and was deemed to comply with this Notice on 01 August 2022.