E.B.M.E Department
The EBME Department manages and maintains the specialised
patient connected electro-medical devices utilised in the Trust and
that of its customer sites.
Specialist Medical Technologists provide advice on the safe and
effective use of medical devices to consultants, nursing staff,
patients and carers. Managers in the Trust are provided with advice
and recommendations related to trial, evaluation and purchase
requirements based upon clinical needs for a wide variety of
devices.
EBME staff provide services for life support, monitoring and
diagnostic medical devices across all clinical areas of the Trust.
The Trust has in excess of seven thousand medical devices in use in
departments such as the Coronary Care Unit, Neo-Natal Unit,
Operating Theatres, Intensive Therapy Unit, Renal Dialysis,
etc.
The department is led by Jim Gavin EBME Manager and two
specialties: Anaesthetics (Instrumentation) and Electronics, both
supported by Technical Clerk Wendy Reade.
| EBME Manager - Jim Gavin |
| Technical Clerk - Wendy Reade |
| Electronics - Alan Chadwick, Carol Hatton and
Eric Howe |
| Anaesthetics - Stuart Eccles and Sharen
Roberts |
The department prides itself in providing a cost effective,
quality service with excellent response times to meet the needs of
its customers and the service