NAMDET has expanded to Facebook.
To access just go to Facebook and type in NAMDET, there are many photographs uploaded already.
This is an open group
We’ve been requested by new namdet members for more contact details so please can all regional chairs and secretaries check that you have your meeting details, minutes and agendas, contact names and email addresses on the regional pages of the namdet website. This will allow for better contact and communications going forward. If you need …
A great big thank you goes out to all the team at NAMDET who helped put on a great conference at Manchester again this year. Our feedback has been fantastic overall and we’ve also uploaded the presentations for all members to see again and use in medical device training meetings and courses. Also a big …
NAMDET are proud to be involved in the review of the 2016 edition of the MHRA Bulletin ‘ Infusion Systems’. Please contact your regional chair as we will be collecting comments, recommendations for improvements and updates to this extremely useful document. A copy of the current document and a form to record all changes, suggestions …
There are just a few places left for the NAMDET:2015 Control Risk, Improve Safety annual conference on 17th November in Manchester and reservations will be closing soon. If you haven’t already booked your place please follow this link for all the details. This year’s topics include; the safety agenda and risk, the perspective from the CQC, …
NAMDET is moving to a new website service and hosting service so please bear with us during this change. This should take no more than a day or so to check all links etc. Regional chairs and administrators are asked not to upload any news, posts until the new site is ready to use…. NAMDET …
The aim of the Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) is to highlight potential or existing patient safety issues which fall within the anaesthesia care pathway. Part of the remit of SALG is to encourage incident reporting for the purpose of learning. The core membership of SALG includes members from the RCoA, AAGBI and NHS England. …
The MHRA have updated their position on DEHP used in medcial devices/consumables and the info is now availabe on GOV.UK You can find Information for manufacturers and users of medical devices containing phthalates here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dehp-phthalates-in-medical-devices/dehp-phthalates-in-medical-devices Phthalates are chemicals added to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic to make it softer and more flexible. Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the …
A new ‘forum’ topic has been started on medical device training; and whether its a mandatory requirement in your area or not. One of our members (Fortunate Mangaira), Medical Devices Educator from East Surrey Hospital is looking for help and assistance. can you help? Full details in the forums page…
What do you use to clean your medical devices?, what forms do you use to record this, and what systems do you have in place for declaring the decontamination status of medical devices used in your area. This is now one of our subjects in the members ‘forum’ area and has been set up so …
If you have an up to date job description for a medical device trainer please can you forward copies to Paul Lee and Heather Legge. NAMDET is looking to develop a database of JDs and Person specs. but this is needed asap to help Heather recruit a replacement as a matter of urgency. Please forward copies …