About us

The Evaluation Centre at BIME has been involved in evaluation work for the Department of Health for over 30 years, and has developed international reputation for its thorough, objective and independent evaluations of medical equipment, primarily of infusion devices. The Centre was formerly funded by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and then by the Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (CEP), NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA).

Due to recent changes with the Department of Health funding of evaluation work at present we are not able to maintain the Evaluation Centre for independent evaluations of medical equipment. We are maintaining the Centre archive and the laboratory facilities.

For any enquiries please contact BIME Director Dr Nigel Harris.

Current projects:

• Usability assessment of  non-Luer neuraxial connectors for spinal and epidural Injections

 

Recently completed projets:

• European Respiratory Society Buyers' Guide - Ambulatory Syringe Drivers(Sep 09)

• Evaluation Report: AD Ambulatory Syringe Driver CEP 08047 (March 09)

• Buyers' guide: Urodynamic systems CEP 08045 (Dec 08)

• Buyers' guide: Ambulatory syringe drivers CEP 08046 (Dec 08)

• Buyers' guide: Dose error reduction systems for infusion pumps CEP 08034 (Sep 08)

• Buyers' guide: Add-on power devices for manual wheelchairs CEP 08033 (Aug 08)

• Buyers' guide: Portable parenteral nutrition pumps CEP 08021 (May 08)

• Buyers' guide: Insulin pumps CEP 08004 (Feb 08)

• Evaluation report: Hospira Plum A+ Volumetric Infusion Pump CEP 07014 (Oct 07) Full report and Executive summary

• Pre-market assessment: Non-luer connectors for use in the administration of spinal injections CEP 07013 (Oct 07)

• Evidence review: Mediplus CT3000 cuff machine for diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction CEP 07010 (Aug 07)

• Buyers' Guide: Foley catheter valves CEP 07009 (Jul 07)