Decontamination – Provision of compliant podiatry instruments (GUID 5007)

Provision of Compliant Podiatry Instruments (GUID 5007) - this compliance document was developed by the Reusable Medical Devices Decontamination Expert Group (RMD-DEG) and the Scottish Podiatry Lead Group. The Guidance clarifies:

• the national requirements for the provision of sterilized podiatry instruments within NHS Scotland and private clinics
• the national requirements for compliant reprocessing of podiatry instruments in Primary Care Local Decontamination Units (LDUs)
• the national requirements for outsourcing podiatry instrument decontamination to third party providers

This is an updated version of the Guidance document, please click here to see the archived versions.