The first national education programme for nurse prescribing of Medical Ionising Radiation (X-Ray) began in the Centre for Learning and Development in St. James’s Hospital on the 6th May 2009. The programme delivered with the support of the Faculty of Radiologists in Ireland, the Radiography Services Managers Association, the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy and the Association of Physical Scientists in Medicine.
The introduction of this expanded practice for nurses is a significant initiative in the Irish health service and will have implications for service users in terms of convenience, cost-effectiveness, improved access to radiology services and simplification of the patient journey. Local Implementation Groups have been established in each health care institution where the initiative is proposed in order to ensure that the practice change is introduced within a multidisciplinary collaborative framework.
A Guiding Framework for the Implementation of Nurse Prescribing of Medical Ionising Radiation (X-Ray) in Ireland has been developed as a single repository of information. The guiding framework describes the:
- Project governance guiding implementation
- Regulatory and professional bodies relating to medical ionising radiation in Ireland
- Education programme and the implementation framework at local and national level
The programme is delivered by the following:
Check documents to the right for Flyer with Start Dates/ Application Form/Declaration Form
Closing Date for next Programmes is Tuesday 31 May 2011. Contact Ms. Maura Fitzgerald, Natioanl Programme Co-Ordinator for further details.maura.fitzgerald@hse.ie Telephone: 061 482420
Last updated on: 19 / 04 / 2012