... but:-
Fair enough. I won't argue about "high acuity areas" ... especially the bit about difficulty in accessing the kit. But (again, in my experience), problems are just as likely to crop up in what we might call the "forgotten areas" of the hospital and its dependencies. OPD, or off-site clinics, for example, where the staff may not always be so "techno-savvy".
Anyway ... what do you propose in cases where Manufacturer A recommends (or should that be "mandates") a six-monthly I/PM cycle, whilst Manufacturer C (of similar kit let's say, sitting alongside in the same department) says that once in three years is enough.
Do you just follow the "Technical Authority" (do you mean the manufacturer, or is there some other body I'm not aware of), or do you implement your own policies (based upon experience, judgment, consistency "across the board", feedback from the PM system, good practice and what-have-you)?
BTW ... perhaps I had better remind you (and others) of my own personal (and often stated) preference for the Risk-Based PM model - less anyone gets the wrong idea!
