NAMDET are pleased to share the link to the Conference 2022 photos and our Networking Dinner. Many thanks to Jordan Lee (Consultant Editor of MDET) our resident photographer for all her hard work in collating, editing and sharing the images. Follow these links to ‘Flickr’ to access and see all the photos. Conference Photos Networking …
NAMDET are pleased to share the final programme for this years conference. Speaker lists, presentation themes and sponsors are all listed in the programme. All attendees will receive their own glossy printed version on arrival, but feel free to share and download your own copy.
Please find the link to NAMDET’s official free-to-all members journal.
Colleagues from NAMDET have agreed to share their conference 2021 presentation and these can now be found inside the updated version of MDET journal. This edition also includes news and updates about NAMDET conference 2022 in York, and how to book your place and reserve a sponsor table. Please free free to share the link, …
Our colleagues at HSIB (Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch) are offering free Enrolment for a range of free investigation education courses The courses include training to support NHS trusts to implement the newly launched Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) by NHS England, as well as safety investigation in general.
The Independent Review has launched a call for evidence to gather insights from experts and organisations, as well as patients and the general public, on the potential racial and gender bias of medical devices. ’Through the call for evidence, which will be open for 8 weeks, it hopes to hear from those who work most closely with …
Views being sought to tackle inequality in medical devices Read More »
In the first study of its kind in English hospitals, pharmacy researchers from the University of Manchester reviewed data from two large NHS trusts with smart IV pumps and found the devices may have averted 110 deaths over the course of one year by alerting staff to potentially dangerous drug dose errors. Adam Sutherland and …
The impact of DERS and SMART pumps in England: a retrospective database study Read More »
A number of key reports and new investigations have been shared by our colleagues in the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) In particular the report on ongoing issues around high-strength insulin injection and pens, and also a brand new investigation into the management and use of ambulatory syringe pumps/drivers will raise some issues with our …
MDET journal for July 2022 now available to read, share, print out and download….
Users of the CME line (100-172sx) a low priming volume (approx. 0.5ml), anti-kink and anti-siphon valved line used for the T34 syringe driver, have been informed that this is no longer being made, and an alternative is available. However the replacement line has a larger priming volume (greater than 1ml) and NAMDET members are being …
T34 syringe line no longer available; what alternatives are being used? Read More »