Current
Core Supplement
NHS Estates Technical Bulletin
A supplement to HTM 01-01 and relevant to healthcare settings with centralised or large scale sterile services departments. Covers a national competency framework for those working in sterile services.
Date published: 12 March 2024. Date last updated: 25 April 2024. Version 2.0 where appendix 1 and associated references have been removed and minor amendments made to table 1. To be read in conjunction with HTM 01-01 which consists of Parts A-E. Publication reference: PRN00978.
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