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Hi Please can some tell me is there anywhere where I can obtain a list of current EBME departments in the UK along with the contact details?

Hi Mark

Nothing wrong with this but its not so easy nowadays, one has to declare intent, obtain consent and maintain security amongst other things.

There is no way around doing this correctly Mark if you are going to hold personal data, this applies to contact details - you must remain GDPR Compiant , this is to ensure that information held by companies and organisations is properly safeguarded and customer privacy is protected. Any company that holds information on customers inside the EU will have to comply with the regulations.

A good start for obtaining data is here.

https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx

Article 5 of the legislation requires that all currently held personal data be:

• Collected for a specific purpose and that purpose is made clear to all those whose data you hold.

• Data must not be used for any other purpose than for which you have sought permission.

• You should only hold as much data as you need to complete the task for which you are holding the data. (Any other data should be deleted.)

• All data must be accurate and kept up to date at all times. Inaccuracies must be rectified immediately and any rectifications shared with third parties to whom you have sold the data.

• You should only keep data for as long as is necessary to complete the task for which you have sought permission.

• Data should be securely stored and protected against unauthorised access.

Some good advice below

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-advice-for-small-organisations/


I hope this helps

Darren

Can of worms.

"... inside the EU"? I thought we had left.

"... sold the data" ... who does that?

Many (all, most likely) CMMS contain a database of customers, suppliers, manufacturers and what-have-you. If stuff like that needs to be kept up to date on fear of sanction - well, that sounds like a full-time job!

"Small organizations"? How small? What about the contact details on your 'phone?

It all sounds to me like (yet another case) of Jobsworths getting in the way of folk trying to do real work.

Hi Darren

Hope things are good and you are keeping well.

Thanks for the info. That explains why I am finding it so difficult to find any info on EBME departments out there...

Seem to remember years back they used to be something called the med web or something..... Which was a list of all medical company's and contact details which used to include EBME departments but it seems to have gone??

My reasons for the list is so the current company that I am working for can contact these departments to offer our third party services to see if there is any way we can help in the current crisis with PPM backlog / work load etc...

Regards

Mark

It might be easier (less work, and possibly cheaper) to advertise your offer(s) on here, Mark. You know, let them come to you.

I know what youre saying Geoff.

And these days most EME departments Admin function ensures CAFM and contracts data is sanitised and accurate.

I suppose some industries might not benefit from stricter privacy regulation, as a whole, frameworks like the GDPR are a good thing for both businesses and consumers. They promote better data hygiene, better cyber-security, and foster greater trust.

https://brandexpublishing.co.uk/does-gdpr-apply-to-your-personal-contacts-and-address-book/ Interesting!

Yes Mark - I remember the Med Web - it was a good resource back in the day.

Geoff has a good point - using this site may well be easier. With the additional work and backlog maintenance growing, I am sure many could use your companies expertise & professionalism

Thanks For your advise and help on this Geoff

Luckily for me, I was around when biomed departments were manned (and I use that word deliberately) by engineers and technicians ... rather than administrators, dabblers in "clinical governance", and any others that I may have missed.

To be honest Darren, I don't even try to keep up with this stuff myself, but I have yet to hear about "data loss" (breach) from biomed departments - but, on the other hand ... the NHS in general, Police, British Airways, UK Parliament etc., etc. ...

Any on-line database is open to (what may be considered) abuse. I wonder how long it will be before NHS Covid "Track and Trace" is "compromised" (and doesn't that work automatically ... as your smart-phone passes by mine)?

Anyway, according to this site, the UK seems to be doing OK.

That Brandex link is very useful, by the way.

Darren

I Just need to find out if the site allows this sort of advertisement from a Company. The Company I work for has recently been awarded the NHS Supplies Framework Agreement for the supply of Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Medical Equipment, but we are struggling to get the word out there...

As these are difficult times due to the current situation It would be great if I could advertise the Company with a possible link to our website etc... Telling departments that are in need of help the service we can offer, and hopefully work together through these difficult times...

Regards

Mark