Hi everyone, Well, it’s finally arrived. The time to take off my scrubs, bouffant hat, decontamination gear and go and enjoy life. I am retiring on […]

“The NZSSA were today made aware of an article printed in the Otago Daily Times which highlighted some practices that your association does not support. If […]

AS/NZS 4187:2014 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations The new standard is available as of today through Standards NZ. To purchase follow this […]

Go to the Registration folder  to see a new guide to writing exemplars of practice. Sample exemplars coming soon.

This week there has been a flurry of emails doing the rounds in regards to Non-sterile implants e.g. plates and screws and whether they can or […]

Did you attend the NZSSA 2017 conference in Dunedin? Check out some of the photos from the conference in the gallery section of the website.

World Sterile Sciences Day on the 10th April is the chance to celebrate the excellent work produced by our departments and the sterile technicians around New […]

Recently it was brought to the attention of the NZSSA that the pins and a drill bit in the Attune Balanced Sizer Tray are in fact […]

As I receive good exemplars of practice from members I am asking their permission to add them to our website. Daryl Evans from St Georges Hospital […]

Last year at conference the membership officially ratified the association changing its name to: “New Zealand Sterile Sciences Association” The NZSSA is pleased to announce that […]

Auckland DHB including Auckland Hospital,Greenlane and Starship Hospitals went all out to celebrate their Sterile sciences technicians. They even had an article printed in Nova magazine […]

This year we received several excellent  applications from  members who were interested in obtaining an NZSSA Scholarship to attend one of several conferences. The NZSSA is […]