Training
IR(ME)R training dates
| New NMR | NMR Update |
| 9-11.30am, 9 September 2026 | 9-11.30am, 16 September 2026 |
| 9.30am-12pm, 7 December 2026 | 9.30am-12pm, 7 January 2027 |
| 9.30am-12pm, 4 March 2027 | 9.30am-12pm, 25 March 2027 |
All training takes place in the Education Centre Lecture Theatre at DCH. Please email dch.nmr@nhs.net. to book your place and specify the course date you require.
Refresher training is required every three years. If this lapses your requesting privilege will be revoked. This training is to ensure that NMRs understand their responsibilities as a Referrer under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IRMER). The NMR training sessions cover ionising radiation awareness and IRMER legislation including how these fit into your clinical practice.
Training presentations
Please see below the training presentations for both new referrers and existing referrers:
- NMR Radiation Protection Training for New Referrers
- NMR Radiation Protection Training – Update Session
- X-Ray Production
- IR(ME)R for Non-Medical Referrers Training Session
- Have you paused and checked? An IR(ME)R Referrers checklist for referring a patient for a diagnostic imaging examination
- CT Imaging Procedures: Background Dose Equivalents
- X-Ray Imaging Procedures: Background Dose Equivalents
- IR(ME)R – How to Request to DCH for New Referrers
- IR(ME)R for Non-Medical Referrers – A Focus on Ionising Radiation
- IR(ME)R for Non-Medical Referrers – Update Session
- Clinical Application of IR(ME)R – Update and Refresher