Decontamination of Equipment and the ... - NHS Lanarkshire
Decontamination of Equipment and the ... - NHS Lanarkshire
Decontamination of Equipment and the ... - NHS Lanarkshire
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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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