Many different items are received in the SSD Wash Room. It is essential to sort items according to their wash methods: some difficult-to-clean cannulated items require an ultrasonic wash to ensure all contamination is thoroughly flushed out (for example, ‘Mr Finlay’s Goldfinger’ or Pretzelflex Retractors); certain items with exposed electrical components (for example, Stryker Shavers) must be manually handwashed as they cannot withstand processing through the industrial washers – the same goes for delicate items such as dental handpieces; and other sets are able to be processed in a straightforward, non-sonic wash (all the ‘basic’ sets – for example, Basic Hand Sets, General Basic Sets, General Breast Sets).[…]