Guidance

Endoscope rinse water scheme: current distribution

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors that monitor the microbial quality of water used rinse endoscopes.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 17 April 2014
• Last updated: 11 June 2019
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  1. 11 June 2019

     Updated 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: example distribution request form'.

  2. 7 February 2019

     Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW21 request form'.

  3. 11 September 2018

     Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW20 request form' and 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW20 Mycobacterium spp request form'.

  4. 25 May 2018

     Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW19 request form'.

  5. 31 January 2018

     Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW18 request form'.

  6. 7 September 2017

     Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW17 request form and Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW17 request form for mycobacterium spp.

  7. 12 May 2017

     Replaced EW15 request form with EW16 form.

  8. 2 February 2017

     Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW15 request form.

  9. 13 September 2016

     Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW14 request form.

  10. 13 May 2016

      Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW13 request form.

  11. 5 February 2016

      Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW12 request form.

  12. 5 August 2015

      Added an endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW11 request and report form.

  13. 16 April 2015

      Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW10 request and report form.

  14. 5 February 2015

      Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW9 request and report form.

  15. 17 April 2014

      First published.

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Documents

Endoscope rinse water scheme: example distribution request form

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Details

This form is used to return results for the endoscope rinse water scheme.

The examinations covered are:

• colony count at 28°C to 32°C for 5 days
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• yeasts
• moulds
• Mycobacterium spp.