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sets the national context for the day. It reinforces the value of cross-service collaboration and highlights how perioperative and decontamination services must work together to support surgical recovery and productivity.
Effectiveness of digital vs face-to-face pre- operative assessment Ajay Sooknah, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, explores the comparative effectiveness of digital and face-to-face pre-operative assessment models. Delegates gain practical insight into ePOA adoption, patient experience, and operational efficiency.
3D printing: developing bespoke implantable medical devices Martin Kirk examines the expanding potential of bespoke 3D-printed implants and the downstream impact on theatre and decontamination workflows, including instrument design, cleaning considerations and traceability.
Robotics in practice: building a collaborative programme for today and tomorrow Presented by Lee Clark, Senior Engineer in Device Decontamination, and Stuart Duncan, Healthcare Consultant in Robotic-Assisted Surgery, this session explores how robotics is reshaping surgical pathways. With robotics now embedded in many Trusts, understanding equipment compatibility, tray design and decontamination requirements is crucial.
Decontamination and sterilisation — the future and the role of NHS Supply Chain This multi-speaker session brings together
experts from NHS Supply Chain — Andrew Mitchell, Ian Dodd, and Sarah Duff — to discuss standardisation, governance, strategic procurement and futureproofing decontamination services.
Panel discussion: Design for Life, innovation and NHS Supply Chain implications Featuring a member from the Decontamination BVG, Sean Allison (Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust), a Design for Life representative and Ian Dodd, this panel addresses shared operational challenges, theatre/decontamination collaboration, purchasing governance, tray optimisation and the evolving role of instrument coordinators. The agenda concludes with a Chairman’s summary, reflecting on key insights and highlighting practical actions for teams to take back to their Trusts.
Topical discussion includes: l Surgical innovation demands coordinated planning Technologies such as robotics, bespoke 3D-printed devices, advanced instrumentation and new materials cannot be introduced safely or efficiently without joint input from theatre teams, sterile services and supporting technical roles.
l Assurance expectations now extend across whole systems Evolving assurance standards, purchasing governance, device traceability requirements and Design for Life principles place increasing emphasis on cross-service alignment rather than service-specific compliance alone.
l Elective recovery relies on shared capacity and flow Decontamination turnaround times, tray availability, list sequencing and operational planning are interdependent. Addressing elective recovery challenges therefore requires active participation from both services together.
l Workforce roles increasingly span clinical and technical domains Instrument coordinators, clinical engineers, surgical hub teams and specialist decontamination staff often operate at the intersection between theatres and sterile services, yet are seldom addressed collectively in national forums.
l Delegates gain insight across the full medical device lifecycle From procurement and tray design to theatre use and reprocessing, the conference provides visibility across the entire device lifecycle, supporting improved safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness at organisational level.
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