Clinical Engineering is the gateway for all medical equipment within the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS trust. Our team includes equipment management, critical care support, development of bespoke medical devices and software, and a mechanical workshop. Clinical Engineering forms part of Medical Physics.
Medical Physics Equipment Management Service (MEMS) provides comprehensive technical support for medical equipment covering all aspects of the equipment lifecycle. From pre-purchase advice, to maintenance contracts, and disposal. All medical devices brough into the University Hospitals of Leicester must be submitted to MEMS for acceptance and safety testing before being put into clinical use. The equipment management service also includes equipment inventory records, user training, repairs, checking/recording of load equipment, incident investigation and, safety upgrads and advice. MEMS is an ISO accredited service.
Clinical Engineering Development and Mechanical Workshop specialise in the provision/manufacture of bespoke hardware and software solutions for clinical applications, to your specification. This includes mechanical/electronic engineering, software design, database development, and assistance with the modification of existing equipment for research projects. We are able to offer expert advice and help on your own research projects, with respect to build specifications, compliance with medical device standards, and its final implementation into the clinical environment. We can advise on IT issues relating to the networking of medical devices, also to data extraction for research purposes.
Recent projects include:
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Medical Equipment Library Database ‘MELS’
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Compartmental pressure measurements for Sports Medicine
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Occlusion Dose Monitors to measure compliance for young patients with Amblyopia
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Design and implementation of passive RFID audit system for medical devices.
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Provision of active RFID tagging to medical devices.
Critical Care: Our technicians offer support on the following units: Children's Intensive Care and Paediatric High Dependency; Neonatal; Adult Intensive Care and Adult High Dependency. They also provide specialist services to the Emergency Department and the Delivery Suite. The technician on each unit provides technical and educational support to the nursing and medical staff including dealing with technical problems at the patients' bedside, routine maintenance, calibration and quality assurance of equipment.
Working Hour Contacts
If you have any questions about medical devices please contact a member of the Clinical Engineering Team on 0116 258 5605. We are available between 9.00 and 17.30 Monday to Friday.
