Competency information
Details
Identify limitations of clinical devices and suggest alternative solutions
Considerations
- How to collate information from a variety of sources to enable an engineering assessment of device appropriateness and continuing suitability
- Sources of information will include manufacturer device obsolescence, national patient safety recommendations, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) device alerts, Royal College recommendations, scientific journals, local audit, new technologies and patient feedback
- The design and execution to audits and measurements/data collection to establish device efficacy to inform/confirm device suitability
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Implement, develop and validate quality assurance regimens for a range of medical devices |
| # 3 | Outcome Advise on the minimisation of risks associated with device usage |