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Michael,
See the Advisory above re segregation of sterile & non sterile stock from the CEC. You have until DEC 2 to comply fully after risk assessment & review .
Good luck
Sally
[cid:image002.jpg@01D7AFC3.D2D72E80]Sally Holmes
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Lakeview Private Hospital|17-19 Solent Circuit Norwest NSW 2153
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Can you tells us a bit more?
What area was the storage room/area in?
What was the sterile and non-sterile stock?
Regards
Glenys
Glenys Harrington
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I’ve just had my mind blown by an auditor who tells me I cannot store any ‘sterile stock’ on a shelf with non-sterile stock. I reply by saying that no sterile RMDs are stored on shelves with non-sterile stock, and they say, no ANYTHING that comes sterile should not be on the same shelf with something non-sterile.
Have I missed something? I have always understand that the very specific storage requirements for RMDs did not apply to most commercially sterilised single use items. Sure, there are commercially sterilised disposables that have very specific storage requirements, but the majority of high volume disposable sterile goods can be safely stored on a shelf with non-sterile stock in an appropriately air-conditioned storage room. AS4187 does not cover storage of non-RMDs, correct?
Can someone either tell me I am wrong, and I missed this big time, or that I did not miss anything, and the auditor is incorrect. Or some variation of these.
Help?
Thanks
Michael
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