IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Foundation Trust (October 2023)

Page last updated: 25 October 2023

Location

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

21 August 2023

Breach

On or before 10 August 2023, the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(5)b, 11(5) and 15(2).

Description

An Improvement Notice was issued to the employer under Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 following a planned comprehensive inspection of the brachytherapy service. This identified concerns around the quality assurance processes for documentation, adequate authorisation guidelines and correct information held on the equipment inventory.

Result

The employer submitted evidence and was deemed to comply with this Notice on 24 October 2023.