Keeping the hospital running: Medical Equipment Library.

Team members in the Medical Equipment Library

Providing clinicians with 24/7 access to over 1,000 essential medical devices per month – from syringe drivers, to IV pumps, Atlas BFW Management Ltd's (Atlas') Medical Equipment Library is based in our Medical Engineering Department at our Blackpool Victoria Hospital site.

The Library team of four loan out and collect essential medical devices from the wards, as well as ensuring they are decontaminated and make ready the devices ready for re-circulation.

They also audit devices round the wards to make sure they are on the correct patients they were loaned for and are on hand to deal with any enquires.

Essential to the smooth running of this essential service is the team, led by Team Leader, Emma Bradshaw.

Emma who was recently appointed to the position, joined Atlas in 2018 as Medical Equipment Library Assistant, fought off stiff competition to be successful in her application and interview for the role.

Emma Bradshaw, Atlas' Medical Equipment Library Team Leader

Emma said: “I’m very excited to have been successful! When the role was advertised, I thought you know what, it’s time to push myself and see if I can take on a new challenge…and here we are!”

Emma adds: “I’m keen to boost the visibility of the team for our staff outside of Medical Engineering and for clients alike and am looking forward to working with the teams both in and outside of Atlas to make this happen”

Emma adds: “To know I can help the Trust’s patients by ensuring clinicians have access to the devices they need, gives a great sense of purpose to the role.”

Chief Medical Engineer, Daron Wilson, said: “It gives me great pleasure to see Emma progressing within Medical Engineering Emma’s drive, enthusiasm and ambition to develop made her the obvious choice for this important role.

I know that with Emma in post, the Medical Equipment Library is in good hands!”

Find out more about our Medical Equipment team and you can follow @Atlas_BFW on twitter to see the latest news and updates.