IR(ME)R enforcement notice summary: North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (August 2024)

Page last updated: 19 September 2024

Location

University Hospital of Hartlepool

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

29 August 2024

Breach

On and before ​28 August 2024​, the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(1)(a) and 8(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 inspection of the nuclear medicine department. This identified concerns around the content of employer’s procedures, including arrangements for carers and comforters, pregnancy and breastfeeding enquiries and clinically significant accidental or unintended exposures.

Compliance deadline

01 January 2025

Result

Ongoing.