Clinical measurement is part of the medical physics department and is the application of physics and engineering to assess and measure the physiological function of your body.
The clinical scientists are supported by clinical technologists. Clinical technologists are another type of staff who help provide engineering solutions to clinical problems. Some of this work happens in our dedicated engineering workshop, using machinery to create devices that are not available to buy.
There are also assistant staff who are vital to supporting the work of clinical measurement.
What we do
- Spinal cord monitoring – monitoring the signals passing through the spinal cord and nervous system during surgery which involved the spine or brain. This allows us to detect any issues during surgery so surgeons can take corrective action.
- Brain pressure monitoring – Monitoring the pressure inside the skull.
- Sleep testing – Providing equipment to patients and reporting results for assessing sleep disordered breathing (Patient information leaflet)
- Scientific safety – We provide safety testing of medical devices and non-ionising radiation such as ultraviolet radiation that is used in phototherapy.
- Innovation – We work closely with other staff in the hospital to develop solutions to clinical problems, using our scientific and engineering skills.
Meet the team
Clinical scientists
- Sarah Whitbourn BSc MSc PhD – Head of section
- Alistair Levett-Renton BSc MSc
- Andrew Simpson BSc MSc CEng
Support staff
- Tony Alton – Clinical technologist (engineering)
- Muhammad Kausar – Assistant clinical technologist (software and engineering)
- Jade Keetley – Healthcare science assistant (higher level)