Given the lack of official data and oversight, the RCN asked its members to respond to a short survey an thousands of nursing staff have responded in just a matter of days. They confirmed corridor care is widespread across the UK. Scale is one thing, but to read their experiences of its impact on patients …
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The Food and Drug Administration have released much-anticipated testing recommendations for pulse oximeters. The draft guidance follows years of discussion about concerns that the devices can be less accurate for people with darker skin pigmentation than people with lighter pigmentation.
NHS England has commenced a review of digital clinical safety standards DCB0129 and DCB0160 to ensure they remain up-to-date, practical and aligned with the latest advancements in healthcare technology and clinical practice. They are actively seeking input from a range of stakeholders, including NHS professionals, IT manufacturers and those involved in digital risk assessment. This will support them to …
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NAMDET conference team are pleased to announce that photos taken at conference 2024 held in Venue Cymru, Llandudno, North Wales have been uploaded to the ‘flic.kr’ website and free to peruse and download. Please follow the link behind the button below. A huge thank you goes out to the team from North Wales (Tracie Walkden-Williams …
NAMDET members are asked to look at the latest MHRA consultation and make recommendations, suggestions etc. Closing date is January 5th 2024. Please feel free to share with colleagues working in medical device design and development too. The MHRA is inviting members of the public – including patients, medical device researchers, developers, manufacturers and suppliers, …
NAMDET are pleased to share the new members of the NAMDET Management Board. We are delighted to announce the names of the new team. Tina Worth, from BD Ltd, who brings a wealth of experience and strong leadership skills. Tina has over 35 years of experience within the NHS and Department of Health as a …
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Colleagues in the MDSO network have updated the Bed Rails FAQ resource to answer a few additional questions and add text to clarify the purpose of the document. Please follow this link to the MDSO page and see the latest v1.5 March 2024 version.
The NAMDET team that designed and developed the UK-wide ‘Safe use, storage and set up of Medical Gases and Cylinder‘ safety course won this year’s Advancing Healthcare Awards (AHA) in London on 26th April. The team that consists of NAMDET members Paul Lee, Jordan Lee, Robert Matthews, Mary Caddies, Federica Mangione, Sheryle Miller and Eugene …
A BBC news report identified a patient suffered “catastrophic” consequences when staff didn’t connect their oxygen supply correctly. The health board, which was caring for the patient at the time, is investigating and says it was one of a small number of recent similar incidents. It says it is working to improve staff training to …
Colleagues at the HSSIB (Health Services Safety Investigation Body) have issued their final report all around ambulatory syringe pumps and their alarms, lack of monitoring and limitations. Despite having audio and visual warning alarms to notify when medication is not being delivered as it should be, there is a risk that alarms can go unnoticed, …