Guidance

Top 10 tips on endoscope decontamination

Guidance for healthcare professionals on effectively decontaminating endoscopes.

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Published: 1 August 2013

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Top 10 tips on endoscope decontamination

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This guidance from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) covers:

• quality
• staff training
• compatibility
• identification
• channel connection
• manual cleaning
• chemical compatibility
• process validation
• preventative maintenance
• incident reporting

Published 1 August 2013