Sterilisation and Decontamination resources
The central sterilising club is committed to raising standards of infection prevention & decontamination, please find links to useful resources. If you have access to resources you feel may be of benefit to members & non-members in this section please contact us.
Endoscopy
Top 10 tips on endoscope decontamination:
Management and decontamination of flexible endoscopes (HTM 01-06):
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/530418/HTM0106_PartA.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/530420/HTM0106_PartB.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/530422/HTM0106_PartC.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/530419/HTM_0106_PartD.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/553303/HTM01-06_PartE.pdf
Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG):
https://www.thejag.org.uk/CMS/Page.aspx?PageId=53
Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) accreditation standards for endoscopy services:
Duodenoscope Surveillance Sampling & Culturing – Reducing the risks of Infection:
Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes: 2016 update (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy):
Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit
World Gastroenterology Organisation/World Endoscopy Organization Global Guidelines
Endoscope disinfection—a resource-sensitive approach:
British Society of Gastroenterology Guidance on Decontamination of Equipment for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: 2017 Edition:
https://www.bsg.org.uk/asset/F28EDCE3-11FC-45B7-B204D3034251D6B9
Surgical instruments
Top 10 tips on benchtop steam sterilizers:
Decontamination of surgical instruments (HTM 01-01):
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/536144/HTM0101PartA.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545862/HTM0101PartB.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545863/HTM0101PartC.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545864/HTM0101PartD.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545865/HTM0101PartE.pdf
Minimise transmission risk of CJD and vCJD in healthcare settings:
Dental
Decontamination in primary care dental practices (HTM 01-05):
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/170689/HTM_01-05_2013.pdf
Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme Decontamination Into Practice:
http://www.sdcep.org.uk/published-guidance/decontamination/
Single use devices
Single-use medical devices: UK guidance on re-manufacturing:
Single-use medical devices: implications and consequences of reuse:
Governance
The Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance:
International
World Health Organisation
Decontamination and Reprocessing of Medical Devices for Health-care Facilities:
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/250232/1/9789241549851-eng.pdf?ua=1
CDC Disinfection and Sterilization:
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection/index.html
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 (2017 updates):
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/guidelines/disinfection-guidelines.pdf
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