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DAS 2024 Review


instrument sets on site. On average, there were 48 instruments in a set, with 1,296,000 instruments processed per year. The cost was around £40.00 value per instrument; therefore, with around 75,000 instruments, this is a value of around £3.6m. This is just the basic instruments and does not include flexible endoscopy, ultrasound probes or robotic instruments. Helen questioned: is there sufficient budget


available for the maintenance, refurbishment and replacement of these instruments and who manages it? She pointed out that if the instruments are in good condition, the risk of contamination remaining on the device in crevices will be less likely and any contamination will be easier to see for the technician. Could this be a way to reduce the risk of contaminated instruments?


Qualifications She went on to outline the various training opportunities and qualifications available to help ensure staff are competent. In addition to organisation and department induction, department training programme and competency assessments, there are a number of recognised qualifications: l Apprenticeships HCS Assistant level 2 (England only)


l IDSc Technical Certificate SCQF level 6 (Scotland) Level 3 – RQF/CQFW (England and Wales) Level 4 – EQF (Europe)


l OCN Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support Practice (which includes units on Decontamination) (Northern Ireland)


l Apprenticeship HCS Associate level 4 (England only)


Helen outlined the various course requirements and curriculum. The aim is to have a professional career pathway, the inclusion of personnel’s qualifications on a directory, and better recognition of the skills and competency of decontamination staff, as healthcare scientists. The sector, she revealed, is aiming to move towards professional registration.


Professional recognition She explained that details of the various qualifications, professional levels within decontamination and core requirements are to


be included in an addendum to the HTM 01-01. The Technical Bulletin has also addressed the HSSIB’s safety observation 0/2022/169: “It may be beneficial to define clear lines


of accountability for SSDs, to include services provided by NHS Trusts and contracted services.” “We do not have direct reporting access to senior organisation members; we should do, but we don’t,” commented Helen. “We have no clinical lead and no clinical input – until things go wrong and then we are blamed.” She pointed out that, because SSDs are “good at getting the job done”, they often go under the


New visions for healthcare decontamination and sterilisation Director, Merit.


In addition to the session discussed in this article, the DAS 2024 conference also covered a variety of other key topics relating to decontamination, including: l Decontamination and control of infection in theatres: Sharon Fox - Head of Decontamination, University Hospital Birmingham NHS.


l Quality means doing it right, when no one is looking: John Prendergast - Authorised Engineer (Decontamination), NHS Wales.


l Do you need a Decontamination Lead? Helen Campbell - Director of Education, Institute of Decontamination Sciences.


l Steaming Towards Net Zero: Chris Yeates - Principal Product Manager & Sean Spencer, Solution Delivery Manager - Spirax Sarco.


l Delivering Rapid New Facilities Fit for the Future: Tom Vince - Business Development


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l The new revolutionary non-abrasive, cleaning system that improves RMD’s reprocessing performances with 98% effectiveness: Trevor Duffy - Decontamination Lead, Mater Hospital Dublin (Centre of Excellence) and Paolo Sommacal - President, BICARmed.


l Why it might be time to stop hating the M word...moist? Professor Elaine Cloutman-Green BEM Consultant Clinical Scientist (Infection Control Doctor), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.


l Pushing for tangible surgical patient safety action: What’s in it for me from the new Surgical Site Infection Prevention Initiatives Group? Lilian Chiwera - IPC Matron / Surgical Site Infection Prevention Initiatives Group Coordinator, Sherwood Forest.


l Results and outcomes of the BMUS /


IPEM survey on transvaginal probe decontamination techniques in England: Dr. Prashant Verma - Head of Ultrasound Physics, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.


l Case Study Princess Alexandra Hospital: Returning to Reusable: Anthony Heard - Sterile Services Manager, Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow.


l Mission Impossible? A novel multi-model approach to control and mitigate multiple risk factors associated with biofilm contamination in hospital hand wash sinks and drains: Michael Rollins - Consultant: Healthcare Environment Hygiene & IPC Specialist, EnviroSmart Applied Technologies.


To view the full programme and to watch the videos, visit the organiser’s website, at: www.decontaminationandsterilisation.co.uk


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