National Centre for Radiation Protection in Health Care (NCRPHC) has prepared the Polish language version of two important documents on clinical audits, which are the official position of the HERCA association (Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities), the Working Group on Medical Applications.
The translated documents have already been made available for download on the website of the National Centre:
- “HERCA Position Paper Clinical Audit in medical Radiological practices, October 2019”:
– Polish translation
– original document in English - “Addendum to the HERCA clinical audit position paper, HERCA-WGMA – June 2021”:
– Polish translation
– original document in English
(Other documents presenting official position of HERCA are available in English on the website: https://www.herca.org/documents/)
The first document presents, among others: the definition of a clinical audit and its cycle, clinical audits in terms of Directive 97/43/Euratom, other audits and inspections of radiological practices, expectations towards a clinical audit and challenges related to its implementation, and international and European clinical audit initiatives.
The second document, which is an annex and complements the first one, details the definition of a clinical audit under the BSS Directive and explains the differences between a clinical audit, a regulatory audit, and an inspection. It also discusses specific audit examples in the UK. Both documents also contain literature about audits and related European regulations.
HERCA members are the Radiation Safety Authorities in Europe, represented by their heads – the association includes 56 offices from 32 European countries. The main goal of HERCA is cooperation for radiation protection. Meetings of international experts are intended to discuss problems related to radiation protection and to develop common solutions to them. HERCA is also a forum for the share of information and experience, regarding the practical transposition of European legislation and international recommendations, for Radiation Safety Authorities.
The NCRPHC initiative to translate HERCA documents into Polish, which is part of the tasks of the National Centre in increasing the availability of publications on the use of ionising radiation in medicine, is intended to support Polish doctors, radiologists and other people interested in the use of ionising radiation in medicine in the fuller use of European solutions and proper understanding issues related to clinical audits. It may also contribute to greater appreciation of the importance of clinical audits in building and improving good radiological practices that serve the well-being of patients.
We encourage you to use the Polish versions of HERCA documents we provide!
