An investigation by Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch into the work of sterile services identified gaps in meeting governance requirements.
Recommendations to improve patients safety include:
- Addressing regulatory and assurance gaps in infection control that prevent risks being identified and managed at an appropriate level.
- Removing confusion caused by the current regulatory structure.
- Addressing the lack of data/reporting of incidents to understand scale of the issue.
- Addressing the lack of a national competency framework for sterile services staff.
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