Decontamination of linen for health and social care (HTM 01-04)

Choice Framework for local Policy and Procedures (CFPP) 01-04 forms part of the CFPP 01 The purpose of CFPP is to provide a structure that will enable local decision-making regarding the management, use and decontamination of healthcare and social care linen. The guidance is designed to ensure patient safety and enhanced outcomes at controlled cost using risk control. This best practice guidance will be of direct interest to providers of care and those working in laundry management and linen decontamination. Management and technical information is also provided for care providers and linen services providers. The guidance provided in this CFPP promotes a principle of continuous improvement in linen processing performance at all levels. It provides options that allow laundries, launderette operators and local linen processors (hereafter referred to as “linen processors”) to choose how to meet EQR and how to progress to BP. This CFPP amalgamates earlier versions of laundry guidance. Earlier documentation incorporated in and superseded by this guidance includes HSG(95)18 and parts of Health Building Note 25 – ‘Laundry’. If any laundry installation or premises includes facilities for the sterilization of medical devices, then the Essential Quality Requirements of CFPP 01-01 Part A will also apply to the sterilizer installation. Other existing regulations and industry standards are discussed in the ‘Engineering, equipment and validation’ manual of this CFPP. Decontamination of linen for health and social care: management and provision https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/148536/CFPP_01-04_Mgmt_and_provision_Final.pdf Decontamination of linen for health and social care: engineering, equipment and validation https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/148537/CFPP_01-04_Engineering_Final.pdf Decontamination of linen for health and social care: social care https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/148538/CFPP_01-04_Social_care_Final.pdf Decontamination of linen for health and social care: guidance for linen processors implementing BS EN 14065 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/148539/CFPP_01-04_BS_EN_Final.pdf