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Hi
I am interested to know if anyone has started looking in to setting up an accredited training centre for 'Clinical Technologists'.
Any input would be gratefully received.

I know Paul Butler, Clinical Engineering, Portsmouth was looking into something similar to address the 'Degree requirement' for the Clinical Technologists registration.
Maybe you could get together & share ideas ?
Paul.Butler@porthosp.nhs.uk

We only have one trainee here @ RSCH - but it may prove beneficial to have a local training centre - to moderate, advise or oversee what we do.

What about Rob Strange and his team at Capital?

Greg,
I think that you may be jumping the gun a bit here. There is no agreement on whether our job will be a part of the "Clinical Technologist" professional grouping yet. If you read the proposed prospectus that the IPEM have written for the CT degree, you will find that a lot of it is not relevant to our job. If we can only employ bona fide CTs then we will have to retrain them to work on equipment. It may be best to wait until things are clarified then we can work on the most appropriate training for new staff.
If you want to read the proposed prospectus, have a look at the IPEM website under Clinical Technologists, unfortunately I don't have the link to hand at the moment. I think it would be agood idea for everyone to at least skim the document to see what the proposed CT grouping includes.

Hi All
Thanks for the interest, I have been looking into the issue of CT training as it stands at the moment and what is going on around the country. I know about Capital training centre and Eastwood etc. I know the courses are very good. I have also found a couple of CT degree courses. I have read the Ipem prospectus, but there is very little else on their website regarding accredited training centres.I have found one reference to a consortium of Ebme depts.that has set up a training centre.
The problem with the variety of jobs, let alone equipment types make any CT degree course very difficult to plan.
I attended a meeting in London along with Paul Butler to discuss the impact of registration etc on Ebme departments. It will prove very problematical to produce a graduate that will be fit to practice or indeed even to get somebody to run a degree course. The APEL route where someone comes in with experience or lower qualifications and then converts is equally difficult.
I am waiting to see the public consultation document which is due out soon, this will lay out what registration is all about and give us a chance to have our say, although whether CTs will be included this time is in debate. The other stumbling block at the moment is that we are unable to see the scope of practice document which will lay out what it is we are supposed to be able to do.
I am not looking to set up a training centre at the moment, too many unknowns, a lot of work for possibly no reward. I was mearly testing the water.