The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is urging action to prioritise the role of engineers in the NHS following its most recent report released today.
Biomedical engineering: advancing UK healthcare reveals that in 2013 over 13,000 incidents were reported to the UK regulator relating to faulty medical equipment, which led to over 300 deaths and almost 5,000 serious injuries. These incidents vary from faulty pace-makers to faulty equipment like CT or MRI scanners used to diagnose patients. Faulty or unavailable…
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