The Central Sterilising Club (CSC) is keen to encourage all those with a professional interest in decontamination and infection prevention and control to join it, explains John Prendergast MIHEEM, decontamination engineer at NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, and CSC committee member.
The Club was founded in 1960 by a small group either working in sterile services departments, ‘or attempting to solve the many problems associated with developing rapid, safe methods for sterilising items in bulk.’ John Prendergast said: “The early meetings were chaired by the late Professor EM Darmady, (a senior pathologist in Portsmouth), and attended by medical and scientific experts who became involved in future developments. Many notable figures in sterilisation have been, or are, members. The Club’s continuing strength is its multi-disciplinary membership. It also includes personal members within commercial companies, contributing to a unique blend of skill, experience, and expertise. Several successful national groups have emerged from the membership, including the Institute of Decontamination Science, the Infection Prevention Society, and the Hospital Infection Society.”
For more information on the Central Sterilising Club, visit: http://centralsterilisingclub.org/
