Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000
The Department of Health transferred the responsibility for IR(ME)R to the Healthcare Commission on 1 November 2006. This resulted in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, which came into force from this date. We are now responsible for enforcing the regulations, through a programme of assessment and inspection.
All notifications of incidents where patients have been exposed to ionising radiation to a degree ‘much greater than intended’ should be sent to us using the web-based notification form. Please use the link below.
Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations incident report form (opens new window)
In March 2008, we published a report on our first 14 months of enforcing the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000. The report includes an analysis of notifications of incidents for the period 1 November 2006 to 31 December 2007, where patients had received an exposure of ionising radiation to an extent ‘much greater than intended’.
We also publish quarterly update reports that detail the number of notifications made and the nature of the incidents, along with news on our activities in this area.
Quarterly update report on regulatory activities for IR(ME)R 2000: 1 April to 30 June 2008 (pdf 217kb) (opens new window)
Quarterly update report on regulatory activities for IR(ME)R 2000: 1 January to 31 March 2008 (pdf 60kb) (opens new window)
The documents below give further details on the background to the change in responsibility for IR(ME)R and the detailed arrangements for making the notifications.
New radiation regulations and notification point for medical radiation incidents - 1 November 2006 (pdf 63kb) (opens new window)
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (opens new window)
Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974 (opens new window)
Most reports on this site are PDF files, to view any PDF file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.