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Looks like the indemnity system is back up and running... ...good old DOH!

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsands...dance/DH_117175

John

That is excellent news! Can't tell you how much time I have wasted getting the standard indemnities signed.

Thanks for the heads up John much appreciated

The headless chickens have come home to roost?

Thanks John.

Thanks John

I do notice that quite a few of these have passed their expiry. Does that make them invalid?

No doubt the person designated to update these has been subject to review and has been axed as part of the cuts - sorry efficiency savings

Brian

Looks like the DOH forgot to add the NHS Delivery Note to the docs available from their site. It was usually simpler to get the suppliers rep to sign this if their company was on the MIA register. Have emailed the DOH contact Dominique Mia to query.

Rob

Rob,

Do we really need the NHS Delivery Note. It has been a bit of a pain getting reps to come back in to sign the thing off. After all the Indemnity agreement should cover any problems whilst the equipment is on site. I'm not sure how other depts. record loan equipment, but as well as creating a job with the details of the loan, we also put a label on the kit with the "expiry" date on it. The users should take responsibility for returning the kit to the rep.

Hi Bill

The version of the delivery note we used to use looked like the example below and didn't have a section for the rep to complete after the end of the loan period. The rep would just complete the details and sign the delivery note at the start of the loan at either From A or Form B section. We did the same as you though regarding logging the device, creating a job number, labelling, return, etc. And it was contained on just one side of A4 thus saving the odd rainforest!

Rob


NHS Delivery Note


Date ______________________ day of _________________________ 200_____

Supplier ____________________________________________________________

PASA Supplier Indemnity Reference Number (IFA)___________________________

Authority ("Premises") _________________________________________________



This NHS Delivery Note is supplementary to the NHS Form of Indemnity with the reference number shown above.
Model/make _________________________________________________
Serial Number _______________________________________________
Value ______________________________________________________
Description __________________________________________________
Purpose _____________________________________________________

Form of Indemnity A

The Supplier wishes to make the Equipment detailed above available to the Authority for the following period of time:-
Period [ ] years and [ ] months commencing on [ ] day of [ ] 200
The trial/testing to be undertaken by the Authority (if any) _____________
___________________________________________________________

The Authority acknowledges receipt of the Equipment detailed above on the terms of the Form of Indemnity detailed above and this NHS Delivery Note:-
SIGNED on behalf of the Authority _______________________________
The Supplier hereby loans the Equipment detailed above to the Authority on the terms of the Form of Indemnity detailed above and this NHS Delivery Note:-
SIGNED on behalf of the Supplier ________________________________


Form of Indemnity B

The Authority hereby receives the Goods detailed above from the Supplier on the terms of the Form of Indemnity detailed above and this NHS Delivery Note:-
SIGNED on behalf of the Authority ________________________________
The Supplier hereby transfers the legal and equitable title to the Goods detailed above to the Authority as from the date hereof on the terms of the Form of Indemnity detailed above and this NHS Delivery Note:-
SIGNED on behalf of the Supplier ________________________________

Hi Rob,
We were pressganged into using the complete form. The reason being that we had to get the rep to sign the last section to say that the equipment had left the trust. I think we were taking the role of equipment mangement too far. I'm sure others will disagree? I suppose we need to decide how much we interfere with the running of the trust regarding medical equipment.