Well put Kevin. Personally I am primarily an engineer - but one who is involved with medical equipment. Of course I need an understanding of the application and risks involved - but this is no different to any other application of engineering. Whilst I support and encourage professional registration and CPD with appropriate institutions but are those of us mainly involved with repair and maintenance really a unique profession of Clinical Technologists. I'd like to see the evidence which supports the basis that we are such a risk to patients that we need mandatory registration as Clinical Technologists.
Graham Barnes (CEng MIEE)