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I would be interested in knowing how you conducted your research and evidence that this does not happen.
You do not need competency training on all equipment. The type of equipment in question is; MS26 for palliative care, Occassional Syringe pump and pressure mattresses. You will find all the carers and patients have been trained and certainly via EMAT we trace this to the patient detailos and PVI system for recall purposes.
the dietetic pumps fall under same category with swap out.
Our system works extremely well and nothing gets lost in the system.
I think the issue is, Do all MTOs get involved in the clinical care of the patients as part of the loop or not? At Mid Yorks, all Medical Physics Staff form part of the chain, hence the reason for having a robust system.
Our Librarians, visit the wards on daily bais and talk to staff (across all 4 sites), big job, but we do it and it works and all info is inout into EMAT library module.
hope this helps. The message is, get out there, work will all clinical staff including consultants and up to Medical Director Level.
alex
