Investment to bring NHS ventilator test calibration on site
11 Jun 2024
A leading provider of UKAS-accredited services is investing in new calibration capabilities for the National Health Service (NHS) and wider healthcare industry.
Calibrationhouse, which currently serves 114 NHS Trusts across the UK, says the new capabilities will include the ability to calibrate ventilator testers on-site at healthcare facilities, claiming this will drastically reduce equipment downtime. Previously, ventilator testers had to be shipped abroad for calibration.
Andrew Simpson, manager of Calibrationhouse, said: “Being able to offer on-site calibration for ventilator testers is revolutionary for our NHS and healthcare customers.
“In the past, sending these essential devices abroad meant huge delays. Now, by delivering this service directly to hospitals, we’re minimising downtime and ensuring critical equipment is quickly back in use.
“Our goal is to make calibration more convenient and stress free, and this is a major step in that direction.”
Other services such as alibration of force gauges, temperature calibrators, test weights, precision scales, thermal hygrometers, calibration syringes and conductivity metres will also be handled at customer premises. Calibration of high-pressure gauges is now available at the Calibrationhouse lab in Peterlee, Durham.
