NAMDET’s Chairman has been working with IPEM’s Clinical Engineering Special Interest Group in collaboration with IHEEM and NPAG to help develop the first ever training and education opportunities for new medical device maintenance staff, and this event aims to bridge the gap between the technical work undertaken and the clinical setting. 19 July 2018, Birmingham Using a …
Dear Namdet members, As part of an Independent Scholarship with the University of Derby one of our colleagues is looking into Risk based maintenance (RBM) with medical devices. One aspect is to understand the current position in UK hospitals regarding barriers, and strength of feelings towards RBM. Therefore could I kindly plead with you all, …
An interesting query has come in re: Bed rails, Gaps and ISO standards. To help share the discussion anew forum post has been set up to help members gauge opinion and share documentation and learning. ISO Standard refers to 22cm gap, but some new mattresses (and Air Pressure Devices) may differ greatly. Please check to …
This week the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care has approved the addition of a credentialing register for the Life Science Industry to the existing Accredited Register run by the Academy for Healthcare Science The Life Science Industry In collaboration with the NHS and the Academy for Healthcare Science have joined forces to …
NAMDET is pleased to announce that we have reserved the national conference centre in birmingham for our annual conference 2018. Please reserve the date (Monday, November 5th; Bonfire night). This new venue gives us better access and much more room for speakers and exhibitors. 2018 is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS and our …
Our colleagues at the MHRA have agree along with NAMDET’s support to roll out a series of Roadshows during 2018 and share important news, issues of concern around the new Medical Devices Regulation, Device safety issues, training and current themes. NAMDET will be hosting a number of regional and joint meetings to combine presentations and …
Our NAMDET colleagues in the Midlands have booked their next regional meeting on Friday, March 9th from 9:00am to 2:30pm (approximately) at Hospital of St Cross, Rugby. All the information, and contact details are available via the calendar link on the namdet website main page.
NAMDET Wales regional meeting is being held on 22nd February at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend (CF31 1RQ) at the MPEC Education Centre. Guest speaker is Ginina Houghton from CME Ltd. talking about blended learning, eLearning and competency training for medical devices. Attendance if free, car parking is free. Coffee and refreshments provided. …
NAMDET has received requests from our Irish colleagues to set up a regional group and look towards developing links between trainers and device educators from across all of Ireland. If you are interested in helping to get together to promote and develop ideas please use our contact us form by clicking here and we’ll do …
NAMDET has been asked to collate as many job descriptions and personal specifications that we can for MEDICAL DEVICE TRAINERS and/or those with a role in device training. This will help our members that are looking to set up new services, protect current job roles and those looking to apply for upgraded positions too. We …