Guides · checked October 2026

Guides for cath lab managers, quality leads and interventional teams

Short, sourced answers to the questions people in this work actually search for. Each guide links the official pages it relies on and says plainly where Cath Copilot fits and where it doesn't.

• How to write a cath lab procedure reportWhat a cardiac catheterisation procedure note should contain, why dose belongs in it under IR(ME)R, and how to keep it consistent with the audit.
• What goes in a cath lab procedure logThe events a cath lab procedure log should capture, where each comes from, and how to validate them before they reach the note.
• The national PCI audit (NAPCI) and BCIS explainedWhat the National Audit of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions collects, who runs it, BCIS's role, and why units are expected to take part.
• Radiation dose recording in the cath lab under IR(ME)RWhat IR(ME)R 2017 requires on recording patient dose for cath lab procedures, which values to record, and how to keep them consistent.
• Diagnostic reference levels in the cath labWhy there's no national DRL for coronary angiography or PCI, what UKHSA does list, and how cath labs set and review local DRLs.
• Significant accidental or unintended exposures (SAUE) in the cath labWhat counts as an accidental or unintended exposure under IR(ME)R, when to notify CQC, and what it means for cath lab teams.
• Cath lab inventory: scanning devices at the point of useWhat NHS Scan4Safety and GS1 requirements mean for cath lab inventory, and why scanning stents and devices into the case record matters.
• Implant traceability and recall: UDI, registries and the cath labWhere UDI stands in Great Britain, what the Medical Devices Outcomes Registry requires, and how to make implant recalls fast.
• NatSSIPs in the cath lab: safety checks for invasive proceduresHow NatSSIPs 2 applies to cath labs, the sign in, time out and sign out steps, and how pre-case checks fit around them.
• Cath lab handover to recovery, CCU or the wardWhat a structured handover from the cath lab should cover, what NatSSIPs says about handovers, and how to close the loop with acknowledgement.
• Using AI in the cath lab without sending data off siteWhat NHS guidance says about cloud and data security, and what to ask before using AI for cath lab documentation and audit.

General information, checked October 2026. Not legal, regulatory or clinical advice. Cath Copilot is a prototype running on synthetic data only. It is not a medical device and is not for clinical use. It recommends, drafts, and routes; it never diagnoses, orders, or decides. A clinical safety and information-governance process precedes any use with real patient data.