Decontamination – Decontamination & Sterile Services
A presentation to the Central Sterilising Club from leading experts in microbiology and clinical sciences found that although steam sterilisation standards throughout the NHS were high, it is often difficult to sterilise instruments as they are designed for function, not with reprocessing in mind.
All modern hospitals depend on decontamination services for the cleaning and disinfection of medical equipment to extremely high and consistent standards.
Decontamination services are essential to the effective operation of many hospital departments, ensuring that all medical equipment is cleaned and disinfected to consistently high standards and in accordance with guidelines such as HTM 01-01.
Water purification systems play an important role in the healthcare sector. In hospital laboratories, for example, water is typically the most commonly…
