Today, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published 23 inspection reports assessing compliance with medical exposure to ionising radiation regulations in 16 dental facilities and seven medical facilities. These inspections, carried out between December 2021 and April 2022, assessed compliance with the European Union (Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Dangers Arising from Medical Exposure to Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 256 of 2018).
Of these 23 inspections, inspectors found a good level of compliance with the regulations in 10 undertakings, including: Bon Secours Hospital Cork; Department of Radiology, Beaumont Private Clinic; Dexascan & Bone Health Unit; MRH Mullingar; Phibsboro Dental Care; Smile Hub; Sports Surgery Clinic; St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network at St James’s Hospital; The Plaza Dental Practice; and University Hospital Kerry.
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