Medical equipment and its life cycle -- Medical device risk, regulation and governance : an overview -- Approaches to equipment management : structures and systems -- Purchase and replacement : allocating priorities and managing resources -- Evaluating devices and technologies for replacement and equipping -- Equipment training for clinical and technical users -- Assessing maintenance and support needs -- Maintenance contract management -- Adverse incidents, investigations, control and monitoring -- Supporting research and development -- Disposal -- Sources of information for equipment management professionals -- Improving performance: quality, indicators, benchmarking and audit.