The design and development of a computerised I.T.U. planned preventive maintenance system

This paper outlines the design and development of a Planned Preventive Maintenance System, from its initiation in 1973 through to a fully computerised package in 1979, Manual, semi-automatic, and fully computerised systems are compared and the philosophy behind the computer package described in detail along with the file store. The objectives behind the establishment of the computer system are discussed and an assessment of the package by the West Midlands Regional Health Authority is detailed. Conclusions are reached concerning the effectiveness of the package in an Intensive Therapy Unit and suggestions make with regard to the incorporation of the present Estmancode system onto a computer; enabling the package to be used by Works Departments.