A handset for controlling a device having a plurality of movable elements, the handset comprising a housing 20, a display 22 on a front face of the housing, the display being divided into a plurality of zones 28a,b,c, each zone including at least one icon switch 32, each icon switch being aligned with an icon, each icon identifying an element or group of elements of a device to be controlled by an icon switch, and a plurality of physical switches 34 on the front face, each physical switch being associated with a respective zone, and being configured to control movement of the elements shown by the icons in that zone, and a control mechanism within the housing connected to the icon switches and physical switches, which is arranged to generate an output control signal for transmission to the device in response to an input command at the icon switches and physical switches. The device may be a surgical operating table. Also claimed is a method of controlling an operating table.
