Competency information
Details
Identify and navigate the standards that underpin or are used within the organisation’s medical device management strategy and associated service delivery.
Considerations
- Existence of, and ability to navigate key prevailing standards, including:
- legal requirements, health and safety at work legislation
- medical device elements of prevailing NHS standards, e.g. Care Quality Commission and NHS Litigation Authority
- electromedical safety standards, IEC60601, part one, collaterals and family of particular part 2 standards
- ISO 9001 quality management standards
- risk management standards
- best practice standards.
- The philosophy, hierarchy of IEC 60601 and key differences from other standards, i.e. single fault condition. Understand how these standards are used by the practising clinical engineer.
- The Clinical Governance framework and corporate objectives of the organisation.
- Local healthcare environment and range of services offered by the institution and the existence of relevant policies and procedures.
Relevant learning outcomes
# | Outcome |
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# 11 | Outcome Assist in the routine maintenance, calibration and quality assurance procedures on the equipment used to plan and make medical devices. |