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SUMMARY:Purchasing Medical Devices in Hospitals Safely - Saba Hinrichs MEn
 g PhD\, Healthcare Design\, Engineering Design Centre\, University of Camb
 ridge
DTSTART:20110519T130000Z
DTEND:20110519T140000Z
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CONTACT:Philip Woodall
DESCRIPTION:If you have ever wondered how that piece of equipment reached 
 the ward or clinic you visited\, here is some insight into the decision-ma
 king processes that took place. These decisions involve the engagement of 
 different stakeholders as well as balancing clinical\, technical and finan
 cial requirements. Failure to consider these requirements can lead to wide
 r consequences in the delivery of care. The presentation is based on a sma
 ll study which first builds a general knowledge base of current purchasing
  practice in a sample of NHS Trusts. This then leads to an analysis to ide
 ntify inefficiencies in the purchasing process\, and how such practice can
  lead to risks in the delivery of care. The existence of these risks thems
 elves are of no surprise\, but the insights gathered about the stakeholder
 s and processes involved might be news to some. A framework that highlight
 s these potential risks in the life-cycle of medical devices in hospitals 
 is then presented.\n\nThis study was conducted in the Engineering Design C
 entre at the University of Cambridge\, partly in collaboration with the fo
 rmer NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) and the National Patient Safe
 ty Agency (NPSA)\, and was conducted as part of a PhD project completed in
  2009. 
LOCATION:Seminar 2\, Institute for Manufacturing\, 17 Charles Babbage Road
 \, Cambridge
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