Dear All
I'm currently undertaking a Certificate of Education and as part of the course I'm hoping to write a paper on the current situation in the UK regarding the training of Biomedical Engineers in the NHS involved in the repair and servicing of standard medical equipment such as Anaesthesia machines, monitoring and basic equipment such as TENS machines etc.
In order to get the best possible picture of the current situation can I ask that only those currently employed in the NHS today reply.
Below are a few questions that if you have the time to answer I would be most interested in hearing your thoughts?
1. What are the minimum Qualifications and experience that you believe is required to be offered a position of biomed.
2. Does your hospital demand that engineers are on the VRCT?
3. Does your hospital have a training programme for Biomeds?
4. How important do you think clinical knowledge is when working with medical equipment?
5. What do you think of the current situation regarding training and registration of Biomedical Engineers.
6. What do you think is the correct tittle for an engineer/technician involved in repair and servicing of standard medical devices? Here are just some of the terms I have come across: Clinical Engineer, Biomedical Engineer, Medical Equipment Engineer/Technician, Technical Support Engineer, EBME Technician and lastly BMET (the term used in the USA meaning Bio Medical Equipment Technician)
7. Does your hospital have a training budget for Biomeds?
8. Your general thoughts as to what in the future you would like to see in the training and career paths for Biomeds?
Can I ask that you include your NHS location in your reply but if you wish not to share your comments with the forum, please feel free to send them to me as a PM or email. I will of course treat the information with total confidentiality and it will not be shared with any others.
Many thanks in advance to all those who find the time to reply to my questions, it will be very appreciated. Please add any other relevant remarks that you think are appropriate.
Regards
David Mulvey
