Val O'Brien

MSc, FIDSc, former Chair Central Sterilising Club. Specialist Healthcare Consultant & Decontamination Expert.

An experienced healthcare professional with specialist knowledge on decontamination of reusable medical devices and related technical and managerial expertise. Over 20 years NHS experience in Sterile Services and general management. One of the decontamination survey snapshot survey team in 1999 and later appointed as Principal Technical Advisor (Decontaminstion) at NHS Estates in Leeds. Technical lead during the development of the National Decontamination Strategy. Global technical lead working for a leading commercial supplier of decontamination services; extensive experience in working in working on major projects in the USA and Europe. Recent independent decontamination consultancy across healthcare providers including major teaching hospitals across the UK in support of improving standards of service delivery, audit and development.