I totally agree Geoff ME should be tested at a medical standard(especially regarding leakage currents), but other than EBME technicians or manufacturers who cares?

Three weeks ago I spent much time commissioning a large amount of equipment and PPMing existing equipment in a newly built hospital. Today I returned only to be greeted by the sight of Joe Pattester labels covering my (in date)labels on ECG, BP, Defib machines etc etc. This sorry waste of our Taxes really annoys me. I flag it up to line managers, matrons and bore the nursing staff with the fact that they are paying for my medical electrical test as well as Joe Pattester's but all falls on deaf ears. The same occurs at Doctors' Surgeries year after year, no one understands and no one cares. "You're getting paid and so is Joe, so why worry?" appears to be the attitude. Surely if a standard for medical electrical equipment is far more exacting than that for a portable fan or hairdrier then an appropriate test should be applied that is mandatory?

However as far as I understand all that is required is a PAT. If anyone can refer me to any literature that says differently I would be grateful for the reference.


Barney