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<strong>NHS</strong> <strong>Lanarkshire</strong><br />

Health Protection Committee<br />

Section<br />

Effective From<br />

I<br />

October<br />

2013<br />

Replaces Jan 2010<br />

SECTION I – <strong>Decontamination</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Equipment</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Environment (including <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> single-use <strong>and</strong><br />

single-patient use items<br />

Review Date<br />

September<br />

2016<br />

10. RISK CATEGORISATION OF CLINICAL PROCEDURE FOR ALL TYPES OF<br />

CREUTZFELT-JACOB DISEASE (CJD)<br />

In addition to <strong>the</strong> Classification <strong>of</strong> Risk, <strong>the</strong>re are also technical requirements for<br />

decontamination for specific instruments in relation to CJD. Please refer to SECTION W - The<br />

Management <strong>of</strong> Patients with Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) including all forms<br />

<strong>of</strong> Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD) as contained within <strong>NHS</strong>L’s Control <strong>of</strong> Infection Manual<br />

accessible via http://firstport2/staff-support/healthcare-associatedinfection/Control%20<strong>of</strong>%20Infection%20Manual/Sect%20W.pdf<br />

Please contact a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Infection Control Team for fur<strong>the</strong>r advice.<br />

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