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Non-Medical Referrers

Bedford Hospital

For Bedford Hospital referrers only: There is now a general e-mail address imagingNMQR@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk for all enquiries relating to Non-Medical Referrers. Please use this e-mail address to provide your application form and evidence that you have completed the mandatory training requirements relating to the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IRMER 2017).

E-learning to be done on elearning for healthcare (elfh):

  • Within e-IRMER module 01 Fundamental Physics of Radiation/Radiation hazards and Dosimetry – 01_02_01 Biological effects of radiation
  • Within e-IRMER module 01 Fundamental Physics of Radiation/Radiation hazards and Dosimetry – 01_03_01 Use of Medical Exposures in Special Circumstances
  • Within e-IRMER module 01 Fundamental Physics of Radiation/Radiation hazards and Dosimetry – 01_02_04 Examples of radiation dose
  • Within e-IRMER module 02 Management and Radiation Protection of the Patient/Patient Selection – 02_01_01 Patient Selection: The Justification of Patient Exposure
  • Within e-IRMER module 03 Legal Requirements/Regulations – 03_01_02 Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 – IR(ME)R 2017
  • MRI Safety – all modules – only for those who will be requesting MRI scans
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

For Luton and Dunstable Hospital referrers only: There is now a general e-mail address NMR.Luton@bedsft.nhs.uk for all enquiries relating to non-medical referrers. Please use this e-mail address to provide your application form and evidence that you have completed the mandatory training requirements relating to the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IRMER 2017).

E-learning to be done on ESR:

  • Within E-IRMER module 01 Fundamental Physics of Radiation/Radiation hazards and Dosimetry – Biological effects of radiation
  • Within E-IRMER module 01 Fundamental Physics of Radiation/Radiation hazards and Dosimetry – Use of Medical Exposures in Special Circumstances
  • Within E-IRMER module 01 Fundamental Physics of Radiation/Radiation hazards and Dosimetry – Examples of radiation dose
  • Within E-IRMER module 02 Management and Radiation Protection of the Patient/Patient Selection –The Justification of Patient Exposure
  • Within E-IRMER module 03 Legal Requirements/Regulations – Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017
  • MRI Safety (for referrers) –  only for those who will be requesting MRI scans