Meeting demand for compliance training

iM Med is offering training services to support Trusts to drive improvement, reduce downtime and ensure compliance.

Decontamination teams often have to rely on in-house training between colleagues, but the quality of this training can be variable – gaps in knowledge, misinterpretation of guidelines and deviations can be perpetuated and cascaded from one individual to another, leading to divergence from best practice within a department over time. An outside perspective to evaluate the practice of operators within the department and identify areas for refresher training can prove invaluable – bringing processes back into compliance with national guidelines.  

This is where partnerships can add value and guide Trusts with their improvement goals. Established in 2016 to provide decontamination solutions for Trusts, iM Med combines the provision of the Steelco range of decontamination equipment, disinfection chemicals, consumables and service support for hospitals. The complete solution spans four business divisions: iM Technical, iM Consumables, iM Equipment and iM Compliance. The company’s clinical director, Gillian Hill, explains that the latter was established in response to an identified need to support hospitals with the audit of best practice, technical advice, tailored training programmes and provision of free education opportunities, with a view to driving quality improvement.