NAMDET has been asked to help the National Patient Safety Response Advisory Panel (part of NHSI patient safety) to gauge our members position and understanding on the training for the safe use of portable oxygen cylinders. This will help inform the panel on current understanding and help them make recommendations for patient safety. Please can we ask all NAMDET members who are involved in …
NAMDET’s annual conference (November 2nd) is drawing near and we are being asked for final numbers for both the event and the evening meal. Please feel free to share/forward the attached A5 flyer/poster and get your colleagues and industry partners to book now to avoid disappointment. Our 3 course evening meal at the venue (Nov …
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust take the safety and availability of medical devices seriously. As a result they have created this new post to deliver medical device training across all sites, teaching device management skills to a wide range of multidisciplinary staff groups and attending clinical areas for support when necessary. You will …
Dear NAMDET Members, One of our colleagues (Samantha Gilmore) is looking to see how others use and record training records, link them into ESR and have an effective ,safe management system in place. Do you have such a system.? A previous ‘forum’ post on recording competencies can be used to post your thoughts ….
An opportunity has arisen for a registered healthcare professional to join the national Patient Safety team on a FTC/secondment basis until 01 September 2018. This is a full time post that will have key roles and responsibilities related to the statutory national patient safety functions to deliver advice and guidance to the NHS on reducing …
NHSI: Patient Safety Clinical Lead (Medical Devices) Read More »
NAMDET are pleased to announce their 6th annual conference at the Birmingham Holiday Inn, on Thursday 2nd November 2017. This year’s theme is around improving safety through competency approach. Our speakers have been booked, our Gala DInner has been arranged and exhibitors are in place. Follow this link Conference 2017‘ or the button on the home page of …
Conference 2017, 2nd November bookings are now open Read More »
Our colleagues at NHS Improvement have added the final support resource for medical device trainers and those involved in managing the change to NRFit devices for safer neuraxial infusions. This short 5 minute power-point has embedded audio files and can be used to help share the message. It gives the history and background to the development …
Safe transition to NRFit : powerpoint with audio Read More »
Our colleagues at NHS Improvement (Patient Safety) have today issued a new alert, support resources around the issue with Neuraxial connectors and devices in the NHS. Although issues for NHS organisations in England our colleagues in the devolved nations may need to be made aware and agree their own action based on the advice. Namdet’s …
We require an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Devices Training Coordinator (Band 6) to join our Clinical Development Team based at York Hospital. As the Training Coordinator you would be responsible for the development, coordination, implementation and delivery of training in the use of medical equipment and devices to users throughout the York Teaching Hospitals NHS …
Medical Devices Training Coordinator Job Opportunity: York Read More »
Our colleagues at IPEM are hosting a one day event on November 15th in York to coincide with the imminent launch of the MHRA document covering the value of human factors and usability engineering with medical devices and its importance on medical device training This meeting aims to bring together researchers from all relevant disciplines active …
Human factors and medical device training: Nov 15th 2017 Read More »