Decontamination for Primary Care

Theme:: Healthcare associated infections
Location:: N/A
Region:: Nationwide
Overview:: The programme is aimed at any healthcare employee who has responsibility for the decontamination of instruments in local decontamination units within dentistry, general practice or podiatry settings.
Course speaker:: N/A
Contact:: Mrs Allison Brown

The programme can be accessed at www.decontamination.scot.nhs.uk

Much of this programme is modelled on the decontamination life cycle. Success in decontaminating reusable medical devices is depedant on the successful completion of each stage of the decontamination life cycle.

Further detailed information about this programme and mentors can be found at the Student and Mentor information page of the welcome screen.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this programme you will be able to:

Identify the requirements for effective decontamination practice
Define the decontamination life cycle
Explain the principles of decontamination practices
Demonstrate effective decontamination practices

Registration Information

There is no facility on this website to register for the programme. Once a member of staff has been nominated to undertake the Decontamination Education Programme and a mentor has been identified the details should be emailed to the nomintated registration officer detailed below:

NHS Ayrshire & Arran	John McConway
NHS Borders	David Livingston
NHS Dumfires & Galloway	Deanne Ferguson
NHS Forth Valley	April Jordan
NHS Grampian	Stewart Rogerson
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	Pauline Hamilton
NHS Highland	Raymond Loughlin
NHS Fife	Brenda Dewar
NHS Lanarkshire	Bridie McSeveny
NHS Lothian	Gillian Ellis-Pow
NHS Orkney	Morag Flett
NHS Shetland	Carol Colligan
NHS Tayside	Sharon Birrell
NHS Western Isles	Denise Wilson
Dentistry	Natalya Zhernakova

The course will take approx 10-12 hours to complete all the units and assesments.