Clinical Engineering South Best Value Group
Summary
The Clinical Engineering South Group is an expert group of professionals, assisting Clinical Engineering Managers in the continuous improvement of their services. This group is also to promote the profession of Clinical Engineering.
An important aspect of the group’s meetings is sharing data to benchmark performance. To facilitate benchmarking, the group has developed a number of KPIs. These KPIs enable members to monitor their department’s individual performance and provide a means to monitor continuous performance.
Members receive 3 facilitated meetings per year plus attendance to the NPAG Clinical Engineering Conference.
Click here for the 2024 round information flyer.
Meet the Facilitator
Lawrence Barker
Lawrence began his career a Trainee Medical Physics Technician, with the West Midlands Regional Health Authority. After attachments to the various Departments, including nuclear medicine and radiotherapy, Lawrence was introduced to the Biomedical Engineering Department at Coventry. This quickly became the area in which Lawrence chose to specialise and remained within the Department until completing his first HNC.
In 1986, Lawrence joined the Medical Engineering Department at Dudley Road Hospital in Birmingham, completing a second HNC, in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Dudley College in 1988. He completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Engineering at Cardiff University in 2003.
After several promotions, a Trust Merger and Hospital rename, he became Head of Department in 2012, particularly involved with equipping a new hospital project.
In 2021, Lawrence returned to Coventry, as Head of Medical Equipment and Bioengineering Services.
Lawrence stepped down in September 2023, to devote more time to leisure interests, including travel. He has several part time Biomedical Engineering roles and looks forward to joining University Hospitals of Leicester in 2024.
Annual Reports
Meeting Information
- Meeting 1 - 14th March 2024
- Meeting 2 - 4th June 2024
- Meeting 3 - 17th September 2024 - Conference - Radisson Blu, Stansted
- Meeting 4 - 26th November 2024
Become a member
Best Value Group Membership Registration Form
REGISTRATION CONDITIONS:
A VAT invoice will be issued. VAT Registration No. 654 9195 01. VAT applies to any NHS organisation outside England and to any non-NHS organisation.
Payment is due on receipt of invoice. DO NOT send payment in advance of receipt of invoice. When invoice is received, payment should be made to ‘East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.’
ALL cancellations must be in writing. Cancellations received within 14 working days of receipt of the registration form will receive a full refund. After this date refunds cannot be made. A substitute is acceptable. NPAG cannot be held responsible for any travel expenses or accommodation costs in the event of a cancellation or postponement of a meeting, workshop or an event.
A 25% discount will be applied when an existing NPAG member joins an additional Group. This does not apply to the £295 second member rate. As a registered contact you will receive our monthly NPAG Newsletter.