Guidance

Breast screening: remote radiographic supervision

Guidance for breast screening services on assistant practitioners (APs) working with remote radiographic supervision.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 21 September 2020
• Last updated: 2 March 2021 — See all updates

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Breast screening: assistant practitioners working with remote radiographic supervision

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Example audit record and clinic summary audit record

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Information for women who were unable to have breast screening

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Details

This guidance covers:

• identifying levels of training and experience of assistant practitioners (APs)
• Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IR(ME)R) considerations
• governance requirements
• practical requirements
• running an implementation pilot
• audit and quality assurance during the pilot period

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Published 21 September 2020

Last updated 2 March 2021 + show all updates

1. 2 March 2021

   Amended '(IR(ME)R requirements for APs working on mobile units with remote supervision', clarifying local authorisation guidance.

2. 21 September 2020

   First published.