Figure 13.9). The clinical effect really relates to the performance of the machine and making a judgment about how significant treating the patient with the performance compromised to a known extent will be. The resource required is the man-hours required and the skill and expertise available and required to restore the machine’s performance. The component availability relates to whether a component is affordable, whether it is available in stores, or was it too expensive to keep on the shelf at the hospital and therefore needs to be ordered.