IR(ME)R enforcement notice summary: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (May 2024)

Location

Sunderland Royal Hospital

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

07 May 2024

Breach

before 02 May 2024, the employer was found in breach of regulations 8(2) and 17(4).

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 lack of a study of risk for radiotherapeutic exposures and records of staff training.

Compliance deadline

06 August 2024

Result

Ongoing.