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CLINICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
Training,advancements and experiences
On 24 September 2019, the National Performance Advisory Group (NPAG) delivered its 15th Clinical Engineering Conference at the Wolverhampton Racecourse. The Clinical Services Journal shares some of the highlights from the fascinating day.
The NPAG Clinical Engineering Conference attracted its largest exhibition to date, with an agenda that was put together by Richard Steventon, NPAG facilitator for the Clinical Engineering North and South BVGs. NPAG joined forces on the day with Successful Events to run the day. Richard’s career started as a medical equipment technician at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry, followed by a promotional move to be the ITU Technician at Royal Devon, Exeter for two years. Richard moved to the Royal Shrewsbury to set up a cardio-respiratory clinical measurement service which later expanded to include urodynamics. As a clinical technologist, he was a co-author in many medical publications.
In 1990 following professional interview
at The Royal College of Surgeons via the Biological Engineering Society, Richard was awarded a ‘Certificate to practice as a Clinical Engineer’. He retired in 2012 and joined NPAG in his current role. Richard opened the day’s proceedings, which was attended by 60 delegates, to set the theme of the day; training, advances and experiences.
The first speaker, Andrew Davies, market access director at the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) described the work of the organisation, and its focus on advancing access to medical technology. Andrew is responsible for working with partners to ensure that the UK maximises the
Dean Walford, CSJ Magazine.
opportunities for citizen health and economic wealth by appropriate investment in data driven healthcare.
A vital element of this is building on the unique opportunities delivered by the NHS to enable industry to access robust, well-curated data within a strong ethical framework. Coupled with close engagement with national bodies to evolve regulatory and reimbursement systems, the aim is to create a strong infrastructure and commercial environment that can support the development and widespread adoption of
There are 1.5 million different medical devices. This includes everything from a cannula, the needle put into your hand to deliver drugs, right through to the ventilator that keeps
you alive in intensive care. Paul Lee, ABM University Health Board
NOVEMBER 2019
the best HealthTech solutions. “The purpose of the ABHI is to build trust in the industry, so Trusts can use our members’ technology,” he said. “We actively encourage growth in UK technology by focusing on global shows and innovation hubs, as well as supporting regulation. “The ABHI was set up 30 years ago to deal with the Medical Device Directive. Today, we have more than 300 members – the majority of which are UK-based SMEs across a broad range of medical sectors. This diversity demonstrates the strength of the market.”
Procurement issues
Andrew explained that procurement was a key issue that impacted all the ABHI’s members. To address this, the association has been looking at introducing an innovative procurement model. “This model is focused on value-based approaches,” he said. “We need to adapt to the many challenges, such as post-Brexit – for which we are trying to support our members on how to prepare. “We interface with key organisations,
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