HFS publish decontamination guidance
13 November 2018
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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