Trainer area

Hints, tips and downloadable resources for healthcare professionals.                             

Skin decontamination

Information on when and how healthcare staff should decontaminate their hands and how to prepare a patient’s skin prior to undertaking surgical and other invasive procedures.

Hand decontamination
-	Hand decontamination
-	When to decontaminate
-	Choice of cleansing agents
-	Hand decontamination techniques
-	Hand drying
Skin preparation
-	Asepsis
-	Clean technique
-	Skin disinfection (antisepsis)
-	Pre-operative body washing

Medical devices

Appropriate decontamination methods for each of the medical devices listed.

Healthcare environment (ward)

Appropriate decontamination methods for a range of items and pieces of equipment found in the ward environment.

Healthcare environment (community)

Decontamination guidance for common practices found within the community environment.

Home environment

Appropriate decontamination methods for each of the listed items and articles found within a person's own accommodation.

Dentistry

Appropriate decontamination methods for each of the listed pieces of equipment used in dentistry.

Specialist equipment

Appropriate decontamination methods for each of the pieces of specialist equipment listed.

Decontamination processes

Key decontamination procedures, policies, and practice.

-	Introduction
-	Risk assessment
-	Cleaning
-	Disinfection
-	Sterilisation
-	Single-use items
-	Spillage policy
-	Laundry policy
-	Decontamination of endoscopes
-	Outbreaks

Safe systems of work

Essential safe systems of work to protect patients and staff from acquiring infections transmitted via medical devices and other healthcare equipment.

-	Introduction
-	Central Sterile Services Department
-	Local decontamination in primary care and dental settings
-	Single-use equipment
-	Roles and responsibilities

Adverse incidents

Guidance on the decontamination of equipment prior to inspection, service and repair, plus information on the reporting of adverse incidents.

Key contacts

Guidance on who to contact for what, including direct web links for easy access.

Legislation and guidance documents

Key legislation and guidance for decontamination.

Glossary of terms

Definitions of key site terminology in a simple interactive glossary.