About us
Physicists, engineers and technologists play vital roles in delivering our healthcare. IPEM is the professional organisation that represents across this diverse workforce. We are a charity with more than 4,600 members drawn from healthcare, academia and industry.
What do our members do?
Some help to ensure that patients are correctly diagnosed and safely treated for illnesses such as cancer and stroke through their work on imaging and radiotherapy. Some develop, maintain and manage medical equipment such as MRI and ultrasound scanners, X-ray machines, drug delivery systems and patient monitors.
Other members' research and innovation leads to new technologies and methods that improve on existing medical treatments. They provide new solutions that enable people with injuries or long-term conditions to complete everyday tasks.
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4,500 Members (approx.)
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23 Staff
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£1.5m approx. annual income
For more information on IPEM activities, see the 2020 Annual Report
Mission, Vision and Values
Our Mission:
Improving health through Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Our Vision:
Developing the professional, improving healthcare, transforming lives together
Our Values:
Trusted - The leading voice in improving health through physics and engineering
Inclusive - Enabling a diverse and inclusive professional community
Progressive- Delivering innovative practice development for the public good
Our Strategic Focus
Professional Development
Providing excellent learning and development services that meet the needs of the professional community of physicists, engineers and technologists working in physics and engineering in medicine and biology in hospitals, academia and industry.
Community
Growing and nurturing a vibrant community of practice through our membership, with high professional standards at its core, outstanding volunteer engagement and a real commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Leadership
Championing the importance of professional knowledge and innovation, identifying and raising awareness of the key challenges that lie ahead for physics and engineering in medicine and biology and being a trusted and effective voice for the profession.
Find out more about our strategy ‘IPEM-2025’,https://www.ipem.ac.uk/About-IPEM/IPEM-2025
