IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (July 2024)

Page last updated: 31 July 2024

Location

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

15 March 2024

Breach

On and before 13 March 2024, the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(1)(a), 6(1)(b), 6(5)(a), 8(2), 14(2)(b), 14(3)(h) and 14(3)(i)

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 nuclear medicine service. This identified concerns around missing schedule 2 procedures, lack of referral guidelines and study of risk (for radionuclide therapy treatments) and level of medical physics expert support.

Result

The employer submitted evidence and was deemed to comply with this Notice on 31 July 2024.