As equipment is becoming more reliable generally is it sensible to increase the service interval? The MHRA remain uncommitted. Manufacturers are also uncommitted (and may lose contract revenue by reducing service period). Evidence from our database and personal experience shows we are over-servicing some equipment and not looking closely enough at the
NEED for service or the risks of not servicing or reducing service period. I am speaking on this subject at the PACE meeting on Tuesday 25th November 2003 at The Shropshire Education & Conference Centre, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury. Any ideas, suggestions for my presentation welcomed.
Do you look at reliability and risks assosiated with maintenance? (We have already changed our approach reducing the service intervals on some equipment groups, or waiting for failure on others.)
