IDSc 2023: ensuring patient safety and meeting sustainability goals

Lisa Merryweather, Field Sales Manager, Bolton Surgical, speaks to CSJ about the importance of implementing effective preventative maintenance strategies to ensure the quality and safety of instrumentation and medical devices, such as endoscopes, while striving to meet sustainability goals.

During this interview, from the IDSc annual conference and exhibition, Lisa Merryweather discusses:

  • How hospitals can contribute to achieving their sustainable and financial goals by increasing the lifespan of instrumentation and moving to reusable solutions.
  • The Green Checklist and how this can be supported.
  • The common faults and issues that occur with instrumentation and endoscopes, and how these issues can be minimised. 
  • Preventing the risk of downtime in theatres caused by faulty scopes and intrumentation.
  • Why it is important to regularly audit endoscope condition.

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