The Institute of Decontamination Sciences’ annual scientific conference took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, bringing together decontamination scientists and experts from across the UK. IDSc Chair, Trevor Garcia, emphasised the vital need for education for the decontamination sector and the importance of attending events such as the annual conference.
Continuous professional development to ensure competency has been identified as an essential requirement for the decontamination sector, in the wake of the findings of the HSSIB report on a serious failure in decontamination. With this in mind, the IDSc was instrumental in the development and introduction of NHS Estates Technical Bulletin NETB/2024/1 version 2.0 — documenting the competency framework for staff working in decontamination. This document is to be read inconjunction with the Health Technical Memorandum 01-01 series and its contents must be implemented in the same way.
The objective of the NETB is to:
1. Outline the knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviours required by staff working in decontamination units to ensure the highest standards of decontamination are achieved; and
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