Guidance

Breast screening: remote radiographic supervision

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

Documents

Example audit record and clinic summary audit record

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Information for women who were unable to have breast screening

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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Updates to this page

Published 21 September 2020
Last updated 2 March 2021 + show all updates
  1. Amended '(IR(ME)R requirements for APs working on mobile units with remote supervision', clarifying local authorisation guidance.

  2. First published.

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