Chapter 4 - Infection control in the built environment and decontamination
This chapter contains links to guidance and useful tools for the delivery of appropriate infection prevention and control in the built environment and decontamination.
Decontamination within health and care settings ranges from decontamination of the general environment as well as decontamination of equipment and medical devices.
4.1 Chapter development
This chapter is in the early stages of development.
The guidance and tools in this chapter are developed via the ARHAI Scotland Infection Control in the Built Environment and Decontamination (ICBED) programme informed by stakeholder requirements, learning from outbreaks and joint working with NHS Assure.
Test 4.2 - Publications
Publications
Work undertaken and published to date has been cited here for ease of reference and use at a clinical level. Many of these publications were produced prior to development of chapter 4 and were published outwith the manual methodology.
Updates to publications will be made where required as part of the ARHAI programme work plans.
Decontamination
Probes
- NHS Scotland Guidance for decontamination of ultrasound probes
- NHSScotland Risk Based Recommendations for the Decontamination of Semi-Invasive Ultrasound Probes: Risk of infection following semi-invasive ultrasound procedures in Scotland, 2010 to 2016
Time to clean
Equipment and environment cleaning
- Roles & Responsibilities for Reusable Patient Care Equipment and Environmental Decontamination
- Summary Report from Pilot of Patient Equipment and Environment Compliance Monitoring Tool
Alternative approaches to decontamination
- UK and International Review of Alternative Approaches to Environmental and Equipment decontamination
- Literature Review and Practice Recommendations: Existing and emerging technologies used for decontamination of the healthcare environment
Built environment
Water