Sharps Injury & Prevention

To help ensure the safety of staff and patients, and avoid the consequences of improper sharps disposal, here’s a list of the most common mistakes.

A breakdown of common diseases associated with needlestick injuries and the importance of proper sharps waste management to reduce infection risks.

Ensuring patient safety is a collective responsibility that clinical staff shoulder each day – here are 7 practical tips to make healthcare safer.

Sharps container overfilling is a significant occupational risk to healthcare workers – learn what to do if you see an overfilled sharps container.

This mini-guide on infectious waste management will enable you to handle and dispose of such waste with the confidence that you’re making healthcare safer.

Needlestick injuries are one of the biggest hazards within the healthcare environment, but so many still go unreported. Learn why you should always report NSIs.

The safety of both patients and staff is a high priority in the healthcare industry. One method of ensuring the […]

Needlestick injuries come with a cost – both a financial cost and a human cost. Here are some helpful resources for preventing needlestick injuries.

A look at the Royal College of Nursing’s sharps injury prevention guidance to see how the hierarchy of controls can be applied to sharps safety.

Knowing what goes into a pharmaceutical waste container and what doesn’t is the starting point for compliant pharmaceutical waste management.

This case study explores the outcomes of a sustainability assessment of Sharpsmart reusable containers at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW).

Surgical waste is broadly defined as any type of biological waste that is removed from a patient during surgery.