Radiation Protection Update Training Day

Introduction to Radiation Protection Update Training Day

As of 1^st October 2024, The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, has been applied to the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017. As one of the enforcing authorities for these regulations, the Care Quality Commission have provided the following statement on when employers must comply with the up-dated regulations:

“The IR(ME)R Regulators for England recognise that implementing the amendments successfully in services will take time and will not commence enforcement of the amendments until 01 April 2025”.

 

Some key changes:

• Trend analysis now required as part of Significant Accidental or Unintended Exposures,
• A new regulation, 6A, which now formally requires co-operation between employers with regards to the IR(ME)R regulations, ensuring access to the imaging history of those exposed under these regulations,
• Provide all referrers with the Employers Procedures with the addition that compliance is mandatory,
• Include software that can influence exposure within the IR(ME)R equipment list,
• Two new Employers Procedures:
  • (o) for the carrying out of clinical audit, and for any appropriate action to be taken in accordance with regulation 7,
  • (p) for making, amending and cancelling any referrals for exposure.

This training day will aim to keep departments in the loop with key information made available from the enforcing authorities of the applicable ionising radiation regulations.

 

Topics:

• The key points from the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Amendment Regulations 2017 and how to ensure compliance,
• The publication of IPEM Report 113 – Medical and Dental Guidance Notes and some of the key recommendations from this,
• A look at the Care Quality Commission’s IR(ME)R report and common enforcement notices over the last year,
• Recommendations from the HSE including environmental monitoring, radon risk assessments and consent process changes,
• Some internal research work completed at IRS, including a review of the patient dose incidents evaluated by our Medical Physics Experts, as well as the knowledge outcomes.

 

This course is charged at £250 (ex. VAT) per delegate.

For more information about IRS’s RPA services, please visit our Sector Services page or, to speak to one of our team, please contact us here.

 

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