Newcastle Hospitals NHS Founda on Trust is one of the busiest , largest and most successful teaching NHS founda on trusts in the country , with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £ 1billion . Rated ' Outstanding ' by the Care Quality Commission ( CQC ) for the second consecu ve me in 2019 , we have a long history of providing high quality care , clinical excellence , and innova on in medical research regionally , na onally , and interna onally . Trust employees are engaged rou nely in the radia on safety of pa ents and staff throughout the planning and delivery of a wide range of diagnos c and therapeu c procedures u lising ionising and non-ionising radia on . The Imaging Physics & Radia on Safety group within Newcastle Hospitals provides radia on safety advice and associated support services across the north of England , including eight NHS Acute Care Trusts and numerous private clients such as private healthcare organisa ons , universi es , and veterinary clinics .
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Nuvia offers a comprehensive range of radia on protec on services including opera onal monitoring , consultancy including RPA , RWA and DGSA advice , instrument repair and calibra on , external and internal dosimetry as well as a wide range of training courses . We also offer a full range of services for the characterisa on of land and waste materials including our Groundhog , Gamma Excava on Monitor ( GEM ) and High Resolu on Ac vity Monitor ( HiRAM ) systems as well as nuclear design and engineering consultancy . Our clients range from large nuclear establishments and government agencies through to industrial and academic users . We tailor our services to individual clients based on their opera ons and hazards .
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The Office for Nuclear Regula on is the independent safety , security , safeguards and transport regulator of the UK Nuclear Industry whose mission is to protect society by securing safe nuclear opera ons . It is responsible for the enforcement of the Nuclear Installa ons Act 1965 ( NIA ), the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and its relevant statutory provisions , including IRR17 and REPPIR19 , the Regula ons governing the transport of radioac ve material by road and rail in Great Britain , and enforcement of the Nuclear Safeguards ( EU Exit ) Regula on 2019 ( NSR19 ). It promotes the highest standards of radia on protec on professionalism within the UK nuclear industry .
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