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The endoscopy unit installation of iM Med Steelco EWDs.
fast and safe system is easy to use, taking less than 30 seconds to draw the vacuum and inject the inert gas mix. The cost per cycle is extremely low too. Following drying, scopes reprocessed in Sterile Services will go through the EndoPax prior to their return to theatres/ENT. There will be transport for wet scopes, which must be used within six hours of reprocessing.
iM Med also supplies the Trust with a range of cost-effective endoscope consumables, including transport bags, chemistry for the manual wash, connectors, ‘O’ rings, and other ancillary items.
Acid monitoring system With the requirement for a peracetic acid monitoring system highlighted in a JAG IHEEM audit, a ChemDAQ system, distributed in the UK by iM Med, was installed in Endoscopy. This provides assurance of staff safety, together with continuous monitoring and recording, giving tracking for JAG monthly reports, which can be time-weighted and downloaded.
The plan for the Hospital of St Cross, in Rugby, will see an expansion of Endoscopy there, with additional procedure rooms and the installation of three Steelco EWDs – two three-scope machines and one two-scope machine. “We continued to supply a full service while all the work took place,” explains Simon Lambert. “The removal of the old
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machines and installation of the new Steelco EWDs and drying cabinets was well coordinated by the staff and the departments, and by iM Med engineers, Andrew Thomas and Paul Moseley. We set up a project team from the start. It included a Trust team, iM Med personnel, and our PFI partner, Vinci. Lead nurse and Endoscopy Unit manager, Neil Harper, SSD Quality manager, Stuart Brooks, and Endoscopy technician, Kay Harper, all played key roles in supporting the project.” He adds: “All the machines were installed and commissioned, and validation reports completed. iM Med’s Karen McHale delivered a full training package to the technicians.”
Competitive tender
With the programme now completed, the Trust’s AE(D), Jim Tinsdeall, says: “The Trust was already getting a good service from iM Med on the old endoscope washer-disinfectors. It was a competitive tender for the new machines, based on cost and quality. The cost element covered the machines’ eight-year lifecycle – including capital cost, maintenance, and validations, and the cost of the chemistry. The iM Med chemistry is type tested and
has a competitive price. The installation went well, the validations met all our requirements, and indeed iM Med exceeded our expectations with some of the validations.”
With the scheme now completed, Simon Lambert adds: “The concept of One-time connection and compatibility across the three areas – main Endoscopy, Sterile Services, and Hospital of St Cross – is key, both in terms of contingency, and the support of staff if required. We’ve created more space in the departments, and through using multi-chamber machines we’ve reduced the life costs of the equipment as we’re using less chemistry. It’s a credit to all the team that this was achieved without any disruption to the normal service. iM Med’s support and service throughout was excellent.” hej
Further reading n BSG 2020 guidance on Decontamination of Equipment for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy [
www.bsg.org.uk/clinical- resource/guidance-on-decontamination- of-equipment-for-gastrointestinal- endoscopy].
Gillian Hill
Gillian Hill is Clinical director for iM Med. Having worked in the NHS for 22 years in intensive care nursing, and then as an infection prevention matron for 14 years, she understands the challenges hospitals face when compliance improvements are required.
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