HFS publish decontamination guidance

Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) has published the first release of the best practice guidance SHTM 01-01: 2018. This is a seven part series titled ‘Decontamination of medical devices in a Central Decontamination Unit’.

The SHTM 01-01: 2018 series comprises of seven parts as follows:

• management
• test equipment/methods
• sterilization by steam
• automated cleaning and disinfection equipment
• sterilization by hydrogen peroxide or ethylene oxide
• inspect, assemble and package
• GUID 5017 supplement – guidance for service users

The series is available on the HFS publications page and can be accessed on the HFS website

Source: HFS, 6 November 2018