Since 2015, JPen Medical has worked closely with Birmingham Hospice to help ensure patient safety and the highest standards of care.

Birmingham Hospice looks after around 1,000 patients with life-limiting conditions every day, either at its inpatient centres in Selly Park and Erdington or at home in the community.

Its experienced healthcare team rely on the expert calibration testing by JPen Medical to ensure that all of its medical devices and equipment are reliable, accurate and safe to use, ensuring the best possible care for patients.  

JPen Medical visit the team to carry out regular calibration testing on a wide range of equipment and devices, including BP monitors, syringe drivers, thermometers, pulse oximeters, suction/nebulizer devices, ECG monitors, bladder scanners and even beds and bed pumps.

JPen, which is based in Tamworth, is the first testing and calibration company in the UK to test to IEC 62353 (Medical electrical safety testing) as part of its routine testing services.

Its experienced and fully accredited engineers work strictly to MHRA, CQC and PAM best practice guidelines, and are trained by medical device manufacturers, as well as expert in-house training schemes. They use only the very latest testing technology available to ensure the highest quality standards of testing every time.

Jackie Wallis is the Medical Device Officer for Birmingham Hospice. She said: “The team at JPen Medical are great to work with. They are always supportive and readily available if we have any questions about specific devices.

“Calibration testing is so important to us so it’s vital we have an experienced and trusted partner supporting us with that. It ensures we are compliant and that we can have confidence that all of our devices are accurate and safe to use.

“What makes working with JPen even easier is that the team test all of the devices on site at times that are convenient to us. This ensures that we are never without equipment and patient safety is never compromised. JPen understand how important that is and we always appreciate the team’s support.”

Headquartered in Tamworth, JPen Medical delivers medical device testing, inspection and calibration services to over 2,000 customers at over 5,000 locations right across the UK. It is part of the phs Group – the UK’s leading provider of workplace services, including hygiene, washrooms, waste management and compliance services.