WHTM 01-05

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Facilities Service have published Welsh Health Technical Memorandum (WHTM) 01-05 which replaces Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 01-05.

Health Technical Memorandum 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices and community dental services.

Welsh Health Technical Memorandum (WHTM 01-05) is intended to raise the quality of decontamination work in primary care dental services. WHTM 01-05 outlines the key systems and processes in place for quality and safety assurance in general dental services (GDS) in Wales. In Wales, essential requirements and best practice have been replaced with a process of continuous improvement which reflects our commitment to improving standards in dental practices.

WHTM 01-05 includes information on an audit of compliance with decontamination. The WHTM 01-05 audit tool has been developed by dentists in Wales and is supported by the dental section, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). The audit is administered through the Clinical Audit Peer Review process and is available to all general dental services (GDS) and Community Dental Service (CDS) dental teams in Wales.

For further information or to enquire about registering for the audit, please email the dental qi department