www . newcastle-hospitals . nhs . uk Contact : Claire-Louise Chapple claire-louise . chapple @ nhs . net
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 . 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 .
www . gov . uk / government / organisa ons / nuclear-restora on-services / about Contact : Ian Goldsmith Ian . Goldsmith @ nrservices . uk
A world leader in its field , Nuclear Restora on Services ( NRS ), previously Magnox Ltd , is responsible for safely decommissioning the first genera on nuclear and research sites across the UK , restoring the sites for all our futures . We are responsible for ensuring that our ac vi es are carried out safely , securely and with due regard for the environment . We are preparing to welcome the seven advanced gas-cooled reactor sites ( AGRs ), currently managed by EDF , for decommissioning , as well as other future missions . We also operate a hydro-electric plant .
In 2023 , Dounreay joined NRS as a division of the company . Dounreay was the centre of the UK ' s research programme into nuclear fast breeder reactors for 4 decades , and is now a site of decommissioning , major construc on and waste management as it dismantles one of the most complex and hazardous legacies of the 20th century .
NRS employs several thousand staff and contractors across the UK and maintains an HSE recognised RPA Body which advises both NRS and a number of contract partners in their decommissioning work .
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