Our colleagues at Medtronic have developed a series of posters for use in clinical areas and training in the safe use and application of the Nellcor pulse oximeter probes. These may be useful when addressing the recent patient safety alert, and for ongoing training. Many thanks to Vicki Khera and the team at Medtronic for… [read more]
Has your email changed?.. A number of NHS Trusts have merged and or changed their global email addresses and NAMDET only has your original registered details. Please make sure you login and change your contact details as we can’t keep up with the changes, and you may miss out on emails, notifications and of course… [read more]
At the 2018 annual conference NAMDET launched a national bursary scheme where members will be able to apply for funding to help support a project, research or training development plan, and the link to the application form is below. There are 2 bursary projects being funded this year and a maximum limit of £500 per… [read more]
NAMDET are pleased to announce that with the fantastic ongoing financial support of our colleagues at BD Ltd. we are able to continue to provide the MDET journal throughout 2019. The journal remains free to all NAMDET members, those working in medical device training, safety, education, risk and governance and can be obtained via… [read more]
NAMDET are pleased to announce that we have been successful in our bid to review and update the medical device eLearning modules on the Health Education England, eLearning for Healthcare platform for 2019. This resource if free to all NHS staff in the UK. We will be looking for subject matter experts and setting up… [read more]
Our NAMDET conference team are looking to hold this year’s annual conference in York, and are looking at November 14th as the preferred date. Please wait for final details but we think this is going to be our preferred venue and date. More information to follow as soon as we have met up, checked prices,… [read more]
NAMDET members are keen to set up 2 new regions covering the central section of England ( East and West) We think it may include those from Bristol, Gloucester and Oxford (West) ,…. and Northampton through to Norwich (East). We are asking members to let us know if they are willing to get involved, maybe… [read more]
Colleagues at NHS Improvement have issued a warning alert on the risk of harm from inappropriate placement of pulse oximeter probes. If an oximeter probe intended for the finger is attached to the ear (or vice versa), or a probe intended for an adult is attached to a baby or a child (or vice versa),… [read more]
Our colleagues at MHRA and NHSI have arranged the annual MDSO & MSO conference for 31st January 2019 in London. Venue: 155 Bishopgate, London EC2M 3YD, Thursday 31st January The planning for the MDSO/MSO conference on 31st January in London is going well and the Agenda has been drafted with a theme of “Effective Networks”. The… [read more]
Our speakers for 2018 have supplied their presentations for us to share the key messages and promote their work and insights. Please be mindful of copyright and consent when sharing and using. A very big thank you to them for presenting and sharing their resources. Follow the Conference 2018 front page link to find them…. [read more]
