Guidance

Endoscope rinse water scheme: recent reports

This external quality assessment scheme is for microbiology sector laboratories that monitor the microbial quality of water-used rinse endoscopes.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 16 May 2014
• Last updated: 8 May 2019 — See all updates

Documents

Endoscope rinse water scheme: report

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Details

The examinations covered are:

• colony count at 28°C to 32°C for 5 days
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• yeasts
• moulds
• Mycobacterium spp.

Published 16 May 2014
Last updated 8 May 2019 + show all updates

1. 8 May 2019

   Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: report'.

2. 19 November 2018

   Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW20 report'.

3. 13 June 2018

   Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW19 report'.

4. 7 March 2018

   Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW18 report'.

5. 4 December 2017

   Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW17 report.

6. 12 June 2017

   Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW16 report.

7. 10 March 2017

   Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW15 report.

8. 21 November 2016

   Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW14 report.

9. 14 June 2016

   Added distribution EW13 report.

10. 8 March 2016

    Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW12 report.

11. 30 October 2015

    Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW11 report.

12. 11 May 2015

    Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW10 report.

13. 6 March 2015

    Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW9 report.

14. 16 May 2014

    First published.