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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Sterile Services Department (SSD)

Contact Details

Sterile Services office main telephone number: 01604 544437

Sterile Services office main fax number: 01604 523241

 

Mark Duggan
Sterile Services Manager and Trust Decontamination Lead
Telephone: 01604 545792


Lukasz Milczarek

Sterile Services Deputy Manager
Telephone: 01604 544437

 

Opening hours

Monday to Friday  07.00 – 22.00 and Saturday and Sunday 10.00 - 18.00

We provide an on call emergency service every weekend from 22.00 on Friday evening through until 07.00 on Monday morning.

 

How to find us

The sterile services department is situated on the main Hospital Street near the restaurant, Area E. The nearest car park is car park 1, which is the main staff and visitors parking area.

Click here for the hospital map

 

Access

This service is provided for Northampton General Hospital, Danetre Community Hospital at Daventry, and GP surgeries and family planning clinics based in the surrounding community.

 

Services

The department provides a decontamination service for all instruments used to provide medical and surgical procedures. It ensures that they undergo a thorough washing and disinfection treatment, followed by close inspection, packing and steam sterilisation.

The department is fully compliant with the following quality standards:

  • ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices Quality Management system

  • MDD 93/42EEC European Directive for Medical devices

 

About the team

The team is comprised of 30 members of staff made up of technicians and administration personnel.

 

Facilities

The department has five automated pass through washer disinfectors, and four 28 cubic litre steam sterilisers.

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