What we do

The Sterile Services Department is responsible for the decontamination and supply of sterile equipment to all operating theatres within Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital, in addition to wards, departments, Maternity, Neo-Natal, Sunderland Eye Infirmary and multiple podiatry clinics across Sunderland. 

Each month between 15,000 and 17,000 trays are reprocessed by the department, plus roughly 6,000 supplementary (single) items.

The Sterile Services Department is responsible for undertaking all aspects of equipment reprocessing to ensure that all reusable medical devices are properly decontaminated and that the risks associated with decontamination facilities are adequately managed.   

Our trained staff work with specialised equipment and machinery to undertake a full programme of decontaminating, packing, labelling and tracking, and sterilising of surgical equipment.  

The Sterile Services Department is accredited annually and is fully compliant with ISO Standards 13485 2016.  

We endeavour to return all trays to our customers within 24 hours (with the exception of Podiatry), and will work to fast-track any trays which may be required in the case of an emergency/trauma.  

Opening times are 07.00 am to 22.00 pm Monday to Friday, 07.00 am to 20.00 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Who we are

Stephen Picken
Sterile Services Production Manager
 
Clare McEvoy
Sterile Services Team Leader

Jessica Remmer 
Sterile Services Team Leader

Emma Tennant 
Sterile Services Team Leader

Anthony Shaftoe
Sterile Services Team Leader

Glynis Crosby 
Administrator

Samantha Gordon 
Administrator

Where we are based

The Sterile Services Department d based on B floor in G block and can be accessed via the courtyard entrance adjacent to the endoscopy unit.

How you can contact us

You can contact us on the following numbers:

  • Manager- Ext 40035, bleep 53288
  • Administrator Ext 42686
  • Team Leaders Ext 42467, bleep 51405

Tray orders via the SSD staff E mail distribution group.

The cycle of reprocessing can be seen in the below diagram:

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Return to Perioperative and Critical Care