IR(ME)R enforcement notice compliance: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (September 2023)

Page last updated: 21 September 2023

Location

The York Hospital

Enforcement type

Improvement Notice

Date notice served

04 July 2023

Breach

On and before 29 June 2023, the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(1)(a) and 6(5)(b).

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 Computerised Tomography (CT) scanning department. This identified concerns around the quality of written procedures and the lack of an effective quality assurance programme for written procedures and protocols.

Result

The employer submitted evidence and was deemed to comply with this Notice on 21 September 2023.