Decontamination facilities and requirements in the Welsh Health
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Decontamination facilities and requirements in the Welsh
Health ServiceBy
Graham StantonSenior Decontamination Engineer
Authorized Person [Sterilizers]
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Where do we carry out decontamination of medical devices that need
correct facilities?
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Medical Devices in Use
Dental instruments
General surgery
Chiropody
Dental Hand pieces
Endoscopy
Orthopaepedics
Primary care
TraumaCardiac
Outpatients
A &E
Clinics
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The Enemy
MICROBES
BACTERIAFew are pathogenic-
which means that they can cause illness in
humans1-5 microns
VIRUSESCan grow on living
tissue1/10 the size of
bacteria
FUNGIComplex life style
Most are harmless to Humans –but!
PROTOZOASingle cell animals
More common abroad-however!
PRIONSProteinaceous
infectios particlesCJD,vCJD,BSE etc
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What is decontamination of Medical Devices all about?
• What needs to be decontaminated?• What departments and end users are to be included?• What is the turn around time for each user?• Transportation requirements?• Best location or locations?• On site or off site?• Extra instrumentation costs?• Who needs to be involved in planning?• Secure a good advisory team?• What facilities are required?• What layout and design?• What standards do we use?• Where do we carry out the service?• Who is responsible?
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Life cycle
All soiled reAll soiled re--usable medical devices usable medical devices should be regarded as contaminated and are should be regarded as contaminated and are potential hazards to handlers until correctly cleaned.potential hazards to handlers until correctly cleaned.
Welsh Assembly Government Policies and Department of Health
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Categorisation of infection risk to the patient from contact with an item
Cleaning• In contact with health skin• Not in contact with patient
Low
Sterilization or disinfection required
• In contact with mucous membranes•Contaminated with particularly virulent or readily transmissible organisms• Prior to use on immunocompromised patients
Intermediate
Sterilization• In close contact with a break in the skin or mucous membrane• Introduced into sterile body areas
High
RecommendationApplication of item
Risk
Microbiological Advisory Committee [MAC Manual] - MHRA
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Prions
• The abnormal protein associated with priondeceases are very resistant to all conventional methods of decontamination
• Prions are infectious agents, smaller than viruses and unlike other pathogens, contain no DNA or RNA. Their only known component is an abnormally conformed protein……………….and accumulate in the central nervous system where they can trigger neurological symptoms………
• Most chemical and physical means of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of medical devices are only partially effective at inactivating prionproteins.
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Inactivation of Prions on Medical Devices
• Chemical means –detergents have almost no effect when used in concentration that are safe in healthcare settings. Exposure to EO for four hours only reduces the infectious nature of the prions by less than 10%. Immersion in gluteraldehyde for three weeks is only partially effective and both hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid are ineffective. Research has shown that sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide are the most effective chemicals for reducing inactivity of prions. Unfortunately these are dangerous and very corrosive chemicals for metals, materials and us!
• Physical means – Abnormal proteins are very resistant to the common physical methods of decontamination.
• Hence WHC[99] 157 and 158 and SEAC as issued by WAG in October 1999
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WHC(99) 157
• Implementation of existing guidance on cleaning and sterilization of medical devices
• Validate washer disinfectors using HTM 2030 with particular attention to the cleaning process
• Validate and manage sterilization equipment using HTM 2010
• Never re-use medical devices designated for single use.
• Develop a programme to upgrade or replace decontamination equipment that does not meet the standards and test methods
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WHC(99) 158
• Reinforcing existing safeguardsAll cases where CJD of any type …should be
reported to the National CJD Surveillance Unit [CJDSU]
• Effective and thorough cleaning of surgical instruments to remove as much organic debris as possible before sterilization…..
• Instruments designated for single episode of use should be discarded after use and never reprocessed
• Use mechanical Washer Disinfectors
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HSDU Project Board {WAG}
• After the issue of the WHC’s, an audit was undertaken in England, and the findings were poor.
• WAG set up Project Board to review, audit and improve the Sterilization Departments of Wales
• October 2001 the work began by the Project Board to ensure that all Sterile Service Departments of Wales were to achieve the MDD Directive 93/42/EEC – this was achieved in April 2005, and Wales is the only unit within the UK to achieve this standard.
• Now the real work has to begin to maintain and improve the standards within Trusts. This must include reviewing the Primary Care sectors decontamination policies and standards
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Design What do we need to consider ?
• How do we clean the equipment and instruments after use ?• Accredited Sterile Service Department ?• What volume of instruments required, and when?• What type of procedures are to be planned and carried out?• Do we need to disinfect ?• Do we need to sterilize ?• Storage methods and space / segregation ?• Equipment design and capacity, standards and testing• Relative locations of decontamination areas within unit• Environment, ventilation, air quality and design• Infection Control advice• Room design and surface finishes• Emergency back-up systems required?• Room layout and flow paths• Transportation needs, building design for access of vehicles• Staff, equipment and patient flow paths• Patient safety• Cross contamination issues• User protection• Trust / unit policy• Who do we consult with as a team –very important!
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Existing documents
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Sterile ServiceDepartments
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New HTM Structures
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Design requirements
Infection in the built environment“It is imperative that infection control is “designed-in” at the
planning and design stages of a healthcare-facility, new build or renovation project and that input continues up to the final build stage” We should ensure that this principle is carried through with all projects in potential patient treatment areas, and decontamination facilities with clear continued consultation with the end users.
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Principles of HSDU layout designs
Dirty returns WashroomSterilizersLoading
area
Sterilizer plantroom
Generalplantroom
Sterile store
Bulk materials store
Offices and administrationGeneral areasand
staff facilities
IAPCleanroom
Expansion area for growth of service – Ground floor location
Sterile productsBulk materials
Plantroom
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HBN 13 [2004]
Preferred layout diagram for a new Hospital Sterilization and Disinfection Unit [HSDU]
Single door sterilizer designis preferred in Wales
Segregation of clean and dirty
Clear flow paths of productsand staff
Document contains sizing criteria
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Porous Load SterilizersLlandoughHSDU
BMM WestonLtd.
Bronglais HSDU
Thermocoupletesting
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HBN 13 Sterilizers
2.51 Consideration should be given to the benefits ofhaving sterilization equipment with interchangeable
loadhandlingequipment. There is an advantage in choosinga common size of chamber for all steam sterilizers.Enough sterilizers should be installed to maintainproduction, but their regular servicing and maintenanceshould be ensured without disruption to production.It is important to locate sterilizers in such a way as tofacilitate the installation of additional machines shouldworkloads increase.2.52 Experience suggests 0.6 m3 or 0.8 m3 single-doorsterilizers are particularly suited to hospital-type loads.Before considering alternative sterilizer sizes andconfigurations, issues such as loads, frequency of use,working practices, load types and mass should beaddressed to ensure performance requirements will beconsistently met.
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Washer Disinfectors
Llandough HSDUwashroom area
Bronglais HSDUWashroom area
Cabinet type-pass through design
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SSD design
Transfer hatch
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HBN 13 [2004]
Smaller typical HSDU layout, more common as TSU’s
Follows the basic Standard layout Principles and flow paths
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Central Hospital Boiler Plant
Local steam generation in the HSDU
Pure steam generation plant [small units]
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Air handling plants for IAP room and other service areas
Roof mounted plant
Dedicated plant room within the unit
Large spaces required with good clear access
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Plant room spaces required • All Hospital units require plant to operate• Plant rooms must be correctly positioned and
well sized for the task• Good access for maintenance and plant
replacement• Allow for growth• Allow for new standards
Reverse osmosis water treatment {Ro}
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Sterile Service Department work loadsLlandough HSDUNov. 2005 figuresSoft packs 1352Singles/supplement instruments 1703Trays/sets 2555Ward packs 41Total 5651/monthIn 2006 4 new orthopaedic theatresApprox.50% increase in sets
Wrexham Maelor HSDUNov.2005 figuresO.T. and soft packs 7872Single instruments 2548HSDU sets 1898Holloware 126Theatre instruments 3072Theatre trays 3046LN packs 681Loan sets 96
185Total 19699/month
Royal Gwent HSDUSets 1043 per weekMay 2006, 4 new orthopaedic theatres =600 extra instrument sets /week
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Facilities, Primary Care or Clinics – The reality
• Single room used for all, decontamination and storage• Often shared with other clinical functions• No segregation process of clean and dirty• No segregated storage of sterile and non-storage items• Not isolated from general patient areas• Insufficient space for safe decontamination• No automated wash processes [WD’s] as recommended• Can be in “cupboards” or under the stairs or dirty corridors • Shared sink with other facilities!!!!• Room finishes inadequate for the purpose• Education and formal training ?• Etc………………………..
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Dentistry Clinics
Setting Up a Decontamination AreaUse a dedicated decontamination area, separated from the patient treatment area,
preferably in another room or rooms.
If, through lack of space, decontamination has to be carried out in a patient treatmentroom, minimise the risk to patients by deferring decontamination until the room isunoccupied and ensure that rigorous environmental cleaning is carried out betweenclinical and decontamination activities. As this takes time and will inevitably affectthe frequency of patient appointments, plan to move towards a separate dedicateddecontamination area as soon as possible.
When setting up new premises or planning significant modifcation to existingpremises, consider having two rooms for decontamination that are separate fromthe patient treatment area(s): one for dirty activity (cleaning instruments) and onefor clean activity (inspection, sterilization and wrapping instruments). This is thepreferred arrangement.
Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme SDcep
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Typical Patient Treatment RoomUnsatisfactory
Physical segregation means using different areas for different activities.
Regard temporal separation as a temporary arrangement and plan to increase the space for thedecontamination area to enable physical segregation of decontamination activities as soon aspossible.
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Facilities – Ideal or the way to go!If reprocessing on site or clinic
• Dirty room• Dedicated for the purpose• Automated washer disinfector(s)-validated• Ultrasonic pre-cleaner if required.• Two deep sinks for cleaning, one for cleaning, one for rinsing.• Setting down areas for washed instruments - and one for rinsed
instruments• Separate wash hand basin• Appropriate detergent, brushes and PPE• Clean Room• Dedicated for the purpose• Appropriate sterilizer(s)- validated and correctly tested • Sufficient worktop and work space for inspection etc.• Secure storage, clean and orderly for instruments not in use.
• PPE• Infection Control policy
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Cleaning facilities
Hand washing facilities
Double sinks set up for manual cleaning of soiled medical devices
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Small Decontamination Unit
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Alternative design [1] for Dental
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Bench Top MachinesDo we need them?
Bench top autoclaves – Non-vacuum and vacuum types
Bench top Washer Disinfectors
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Endoscopes and facilitiesHow many users are there in a Trust?Theatres, outpatients, endoscopy clinics, X ray, maternity, Dental units, ENT clinics etc etc….Where are they being used?How are they being cleaned?Are you sharing rooms for dual purposes, AER’s in a store cupboard for example.Are disposables being used, or reprocessing?How and where are the scopes being stored.Who is responsible for the process?
This is a very fast growing method of diagnosis and treatment
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SegregationDirty to Clean
Endoscopy Decontamination Room in principle Work surface Deep sinks + air pressure Wash area Clean area for inspection =/-ve air pressure and assembly Double ended Washer Disinfectors Storage area for scopes Gowning area Dirty returns Controlled access Double ended Hatch Gowning area
WASH ROOM
Storage and supplies
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New Endoscope Departments
Service staff corridorStaffareas
Wash room
Cleanroom
‘scope storage
Patient and clean corridor
TheatreWard
andtreatment
Patientwaiting
reception area
Offices
Theatre
Store
StoragePlant room
Plantroom
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Northern Ireland Layout
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Endoscope AER’sAutomatic Endoscope Reprocessors
Future planning is essential
All different shapes and designs
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Mobile Units for Endoscopy
Provision for services, space and links to existing structures
Mobile unit for specialist services
Very expensive option!
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Sterile Service Departments
Good planning is essential
A Sterile Services Department is a factory unit handling the core services of the Health Service
If a large unit was shut down for more than a period of 8 to 10 hours, the Hospital would have to cancel operations and possibly refer trauma patients to other units, including transfers.
Service strategies need to be agreed with other units for shut down periods ordisaster planning [eg Lockerbie]
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How to proceed• Consult with the end “user” at the initial planning stage, and all the
way through the scheme• Examine the needs of Decontamination- what procedures!• Explore the equipment for production needs and volume• Service and maintenance needs – and costs!• Correct selection and specification of decontamination equipment• Testing requirements and sustainability of equipment• Employ the latest guidance and standards• Consult with specialists in the field• Consult with the Infection Control Team• Use “best practice”• Use a strong team approach• Allow for flexibility of change due to Healthcare needs• Allow for procedure growth• Allow for department growth to meet the needs of the future – do not
locate Sterile Service Departments on the fifth floor!
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Thank you for listening
Consultation is the key with good early planning
Teamwork is essential for the future – keep asking questions
Include all specialists and “users” in the team for success
Do not work in isolation Use WAG and WHE for advice