Far better in my view to move towards taking
practical steps aimed at ensuring that techs are up to the job before letting them loose upon unsuspecting patients.
Things like:-
1) Stipulating that all techs entering NHS employment should attend (and pass) the "Falfield" basic biomed course (if it still exists) before being appointed.
2) Introducing Certification examinations on the American model (to be taken every five years or so).
Steps like that would produce measured results that could actually be referred to and verified, so not only would the "names on the list" would actually have some value, but the techs themselves would also gain (or be reminded of) some practical knowledge!
In short:- training is the answer (as it always has been), not "politics".
