1. Introduction -- 2. Medical equipment and its life cycle -- 3. Medical device risk, regulation and governance : an overview -- 4. Approaches to equipment management : structures and systems -- 5. Purchase and replacement : allocating priorities and managing resources -- 6. Procurement, specification and evaluation -- 7. Equipment training for clinical and technical users -- 8. Assessing maintenance and support needs -- 9. Maintenance contract management -- 10. Adverse incidents, investigations, control and monitoring -- 11. Supporting research and development -- 12. Disposal -- 13. Sources of information for equipment management professionals -- 14. Improving performance : quality, indicators, benchmarking and audit.