Scoping activity – Endoscopy final rinse water guidance. SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations)

The NHSScotland Guidance for the interpretation and clinical management of endoscopy final rinse water V1.0 has been archived following a scoping review exercise which was undertaken in January 2025 to identify guidance documents on the interpretation and clinical management of endoscopy final rinse water, published in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and by international organisations (for example WHO, CDC, ECDC) and production of an SBAR. The findings of this scoping review have recommended replacing this document with the 2022 HIS guideline report and recommendations. This guidance is available here: Final rinse water quality for flexible endoscopy to minimize the risk of post-endoscopic infection - Healthcare Infection Society