The AXREM Patient Monitoring Special Focus Group is an established and active forum for industry members delivering patient monitoring solutions across the healthcare continuum. The group brings together companies that provide technologies for in-hospital and out of hospital use, including:
- High acuity monitoring (Theatres, ITU, CCU, PICU, SCBU, A&E)
- Telemetry and Holter ECG systems
- General ward vital signs monitors
- Standalone parameter devices (e.g. pulse oximetry, ECG carts)
- Wearable monitoring solutions
- Transfer and transport monitors
Patient monitoring involves the continuous observation of vital signs and physiological parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, ECG, CO₂, temperature, and more to support timely, informed clinical decision making.
Increasingly, these devices are interoperable with electronic patient records and other systems, enabling a more complete and connected view of the patient.
Strategic Priorities: The 4 C’s
The group’s work is guided by the AXREM Patient Monitoring Manifesto, which outlines four strategic priorities the “4 C’s” that shape our engagement and advocacy:
- Consistency: Promoting standardised approaches across NHS Trusts to reduce variation and support a unified “One NHS”
- Connectivity: Enabling seamless integration of monitoring systems with hospital IT infrastructure and EPRs
- Care Innovation: Championing technologies that improve clinical outcomes, patient safety, and staff efficiency
- Cash Savings: Demonstrating the economic value of innovation through improved workflows and resource optimisation
These priorities underpin a range of workstreams and discussions, including:
- Standardisation of pre-trial processes
- Connectivity and infrastructure challenges
- Innovation evaluation and impact demonstration
- Design considerations for new hospitals and digital wards
Sector Engagement and Leadership
The Patient Monitoring SFG plays a visible role in shaping national conversations. AXREM is a proud supporter of the EBME Expo, the UK’s flagship event for clinical engineering and medical technology. Our members actively contribute to the programme, showcase innovation, and engage with NHS stakeholders. EBME Expo 2026 | UK’s Leading Healthcare Technology Event
AXREM’s CEO also sits on the EBME Leaders Network, ensuring that the voice of the patient monitoring industry is represented in strategic planning and policy development at the highest level.
Other work
We also have members in this special focus group that provide defibrillators and we work closely with the BHTA in this space. You can view the BHTA’s How to Use a Defibrillator here: How to use defibrillators – British Healthcare Trades Association (bhta.com)
Scrap the Heart Restart Tax is proudly run by the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) and brings together businesses, charities and community groups across the UK to campaign for greater access to defibrillators. We are grateful to the following organisations and parliamentarians for their support. You can support the campaign here: Supporters | Heart Restart Tax (hearttax.co.uk)
If you would like to enquire about membership of this group please email: sally.edgington@axrem.org.uk