Being an EBME Manager in the 21st Century
In the 1960's, the Department of Health and Social Security published Hospital Technical Memorandum number 8 called "safety code for electro-medical apparatus". The purpose of the document was to establish adequate standards for the design and construction of electro-medical apparatus since no other relevant national standard existed at the time...[more]

Making the case for an Equipment Library
The purpose of this example business case is to encourage and support the development of centralised 'Equipment Library' facilities in line with National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) recommendations. These facilities will support the Trust in terms of patient safety, risk management and cost liabilities...[more]

Baby Incubation
A neonatal intensive care unit is a unit of a hospital specialising in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. NICUs were developed by paediatricians to provide better temperature support, isolation from infection risk, specialised feeding, and access to specialised equipment and resources...[more]