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Recycling / reclamation of disposable instruments
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| On Feb 1 2006 10:04AM michael.coltman wrote: |
Sue Ross enquired last summer as to the possibility of recycling as an option for disposable instruments, unfortunately no replies were recorded as to whether this was feasable.
In our PCT there is a tremendous interest amongst GP's towards single use however; the question of recycling still comes up.
Has anyone else looked into this?
Mike Coltman
Lead Nurse Infection Control
Coventry Teaching PCT |
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| On Feb 1 2006 1:29PM Beverley.Reilly wrote: |
Hi
My memory is failing rapidly but I am sure that PASA are looking at this as part of the work they are doing around national contract award for disposable instrumentation. I think Carol Callister may be the contact via PASA website.
Kind regards
Bev Reilly
Lead Nurse
Infection Prevention and Control
North Tees PCT |
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| On Feb 1 2006 8:09PM b.e.s.rehab wrote: |
If anyone reuses a single use instrument they are putting the patients at
risk since the materials used have not necessarily been tested for efficacy
of sterilisation, nor for the instruments" physical functionality. However,
there is one German comapny that claims that it has had its recycling
process validated for reprocessing various single use instruments.
Barend ter Haar
07932104747
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