10:00 – 10:25

10:25 - 10:50

Sterile services and decontamination

Surgical instruments – what to do when things go wrong…

It’s all in the planning: how to close sterile services without anybody noticing

Sharon Fox, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Alison Gee and Fiona Roche, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 

Domestic services

In-house vs externally contracted services – how to ensure quality and when to reconfigure the service

Dr Stuart Windsor, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

11:35 – 12:00

12:00 - 12:25

Water quality

What does the DIPC want from the water safety committee?

What happens when a trust fails to deliver safe water?

Dr Michael Weinbren, Sherwood Forest NHS Foundation Trust

Tim Wafer, The Water Solutions Group

Lunch

13:10 - 13:40

13:40 - 14:10

Ventilation

Procedures, ventilation and risk: what can you get away with?

How important is ventilation in ward isolation?

Peter Hoffman, Public Health England

Karren Staniforth, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 

14:10 - 14:35

14:35 - 15:00

Building design and management

The DIPC and the new build 

After you move in - facilities management and the DIPC

Dr Elizabeth Darley, North Bristol NHS Trust

Dr Mark Garvey, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Coffee and tea

Hot Topic:  Updated CJD guidance

16:00 - 17:00

Social: refreshments and networking