MEG provides the Chair and secretariat to the Medical Radiation Liaison Group (MRLG) on behalf of DHSC. The remit of the MRLG is to support the coordination of efforts of different authorities with responsibilities for safe use and handling of ionising radiation (from medical and non-medical exposures using medical radiological equipment) within the UK regulatory framework for safety. MRLG provides a regular forum for the discussion and review of current matters associated with exposures of individuals to ionising radiation by the relevant regulatory bodies across the UK.

MRLG member organisations:

• Care Quality Commission (CQC)
• Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
• Department of Health - Northern Ireland
• Department of Health (Wales)
• Environment Agency (EA)
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI)
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)
• Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
• Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
• UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
• Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA)
• Scottish Government Health Directorate (SG)
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

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