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An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated individual to join the Central Manchester University Hospitals Medical Engineering and Maintenance Team (MEAM), providing medical device training, management and safety support throughout the Trust’s Hospital and Community sites. Based within the MEAM department on the MRI site you will report to and directly work …

Medical Device Management Coordinator, band 7, Central Manchester Read More »

Our colleagues at the MHRA have issued an alert around using incorrect brands of syringes in Alaris syringe pumps that have a broken spring may cause unintended bolus. The Alert is available directly via this MHRA website link. or PDF copy here. MHRA alert carefusion syringe pump_MDA-2016-023FINAL Please feel free to circulate and manage as appropriate.   …

MHRA Alert : Alaris Syringe Pumps MDA/2016/023 Read More »

NAMDET have attached a message of thanks and newsletter update reviewing progress throughout 2016, and looking forward to 2017 too. Please feel free to print out and pass on to colleagues. namdet seasons greetings 2016 best wishes from the website team at NAMDET

Requests from members re: equipment lists and risk assessments for medical devices has been added as a main forum topic. Feel free to add, develop new topics, share and let others know how you manage your inventory, reduce risks and develop your plans. Don’t forget to ‘subscribe’ to the topic to keep updated on the …

New Forum Topic added Read More »

NAMDET Board are very pleased to announce that our new official journal will be named MDET (Medical Device Education & Training) Thank you to the many members that sent in their ideas for a journal name. It was very difficult to decide but eventually, after much debate, we decided we needed to settle on a …

New Journal ‘MDET’ due out January 2017 Read More »

The NHS Improvement Patient Safety Team have produced a two minute animated video to show the process of developing a Patient Safety Alert and the importance of reporting incidents to the NHS’s National Reporting and Learning System. Patient Safety Alerts are issued by NHS Improvement to provide advice and information to providers of NHS-funded care …

NRLS new you tube training video Read More »

NHS Improvement have issued another alert (Stage 3) around safety of air and oxygen flowmeters and risk of misconnection. This reports raises again the importance of checking, testing, and ensuring the right device is in the right place at the right time. Systems to help reduce these fatal errors are also suggested. pateint-safety-alert-nhs-improvement-4th-october-2016 nhs-improvement-air-outlet-safety-october-2016 Please …

Stage 3 Alert: Air & O2 flowmeters Read More »

A new topic has been set up in the “Medical Device Training’ section of the member’s forum page. A topic on ‘ recording competency’ has been set up to allow members to share experience, resources and ways improve. Don’t forget to ‘tick the box’ to get updates as the topic discussion grows.   namdet website …

Recording Competency: New topic in ‘forums’ Read More »