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Generic Theatre Standard No 07 - Decontamination<br />
7.1 Decontamination Life Cycle<br />
• Decontamination Policy<br />
7.2 Decontamination Policy<br />
• Decontamination Policy<br />
7.3 Risk Management (decontamination & equipment)<br />
• Medical Device and Equipment Management Policy<br />
7.4 Single Use Medical Devices<br />
• Under no circumstances should single use medical devises be reused<br />
• Staff must ensure that they are aware of medical device single use status<br />
• Single use items must be disposed of after use in line with Trust waste policy for clinical<br />
waste or equipment<br />
• Single use items used during surgery must be disposed of in theatre and not returned to<br />
SSD on the instrument tray<br />
• Decontamination Policy<br />
7.5 Decontamination Training<br />
• Decontamination Policy<br />
7.6 Acquisition of surgical equipment<br />
• Procurement Policy<br />
• Medical Device and Equipment Management Policy<br />
7.7 Loan Surgical Instruments & Equipment<br />
• All loan equipment must be agreed by the theatre manager and SSD manager<br />
before use.<br />
• Electrical equipment must be tested by the trust medical physics department for<br />
electrical safety before use.<br />
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised via the Trsut SSD department before use<br />
• Confirmation must be gained from SSD before ordering loan equipment that the<br />
SSD department has the appropriate capacity and instructions on decontamination<br />
before placing the order.<br />
• On receipt of loan equipment the supply inventory must be fully checked and<br />
signed to confirm all items required are present before forwarding to SSD<br />
• Decontamination Policy<br />
7.8 Cleaning<br />
Guidance on automated cleaning washers/disinfectors and manual cleaning can be found in the<br />
following RCHT documents:<br />
• Decontamination Policy<br />
• Medical Device & Equipment Management Policy<br />
• Cleaning Policy<br />
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