Dr David Compton

David graduated with a BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Portsmouth University in 1993 and then completed a PhD at the University College London in Electrical Engineering. David joined the Forensic Science Services (FSS) in 1997 working in the Research and Development team on a European Forensic Imaging project before establishing a range of digital forensic capability which obtained UKAS accreditation to ISO 17025. After leaving the FSS, David started as an Assessment Manager at the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) with responsibility for undertaking assessment of organisation involved in testing, inspection and certification activities. In 2015 David moved into the development section as a Project Manager and since 2009 now the Section Head. David has responsibility for developing the UKAS accreditation scheme for Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (MPACE) which awarded the first accreditation to BS 70000:2017 for Radiotherapy Physics and Clinical Engineering activities in October 2019. David is now working to extend the scope of MPACE accreditation to cover other medical physics and clinical engineering activities which support the delivery of imaging services.

This presentation will provide

* a brief review of the background to BS 70000 and an update on the development of the UKAS accreditation programme.

* summarise the benefits and challenges encountered by Services involved in the original pilot programme

* explore the links between MPACE and QSI as applied to Radiology services and potential routes to harmonizing accreditation across organisations

*Provide feedback on the Assist Application Service