IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: North West Anglia Foundation Trust (June 2022)

Page last updated: 11 August 2022

Location

Peterborough City Hospital

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

16 June 2022

Breach

On and/or before 27 May 2022, the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(1)b and 15(1)a(i).

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 that took place on 27 May 2022. This identified concerns around the lack of documentation relating to the installation of a superficial treatment machine and there was no assessment of the dose of ionising radiation that was delivered to the patient.

Compliance deadline

08 August 2022.

Result

The employer submitted evidence and was deemed to comply with this Notice on 05 August 2022.