Medical Equipment Recycling
Disposition of retired medical and diagnostic equipment, including devices that hold patient data.
Overview
Clinical and diagnostic equipment is rarely treated as IT, but much of it stores patient data — imaging workstations, analysers, monitoring systems and the machines attached to them.
We treat medical equipment as data-bearing first and hardware second: identifying what holds patient information, clearing it, and documenting the outcome for clinical governance.
What this covers
- Identification of devices holding patient data, including embedded and non-obvious storage
- Imaging, diagnostic and monitoring equipment handled alongside conventional IT
- Documentation suitable for clinical governance and information-governance review
- Safe handling and dismantling of specialist components
How it works
Identify and assess
Equipment is assessed to establish which devices hold patient data and how that data is stored.
Clear and dismantle
Data-bearing components are cleared or destroyed, and the remaining equipment is dismantled for recovery.
Document
You receive documentation covering the devices handled and how data-bearing components were dealt with.