New Normal | Hospital Waste Management
Infection Control and Hospital Waste Management.
A Modern Approach.
Sharpsmart hospital waste management solutions are underpinned by an infection control approach that puts clinical staff safety, cleanliness and cross-contamination risk at the forefront of its purpose.
Serving some of the UK’s leading healthcare institutions including London Health Sciences, William Osler Health System, Sick Kids and Health Sciences Centre, Sharpsmart has redefined hospital waste management as it relates to safety, infection control, labour efficiencies and the reduction of risk and patient interruptions. Designed to solve the patient-care and labour challenges of a clinical environment, Sharpsmart does not start at the loading dock where it’s too late to make changes that impact costs, efficiencies or cross-contamination – but rather we begin inside the four walls of healthcare.
- Hands-free containers that lead the industry in cleanliness, safety and security
- Department and location level meaningful data and reporting
- Comprehensive waste segregation and education programs that drive results
- Intelligent mapping of waste movement, disposal practices and labour efficiencies
- Integrated solutions for all healthcare waste streams that protect frontline clinical staff
Our New Normal Demands we look at healthcare waste through a clinical lens
With over half a million hospital acquired infections every year in the United Kingdom, NHS hospitals and Trusts are looking for environmental service solutions that reduce contamination risk within the clinical environment. Clinical waste management, the volume of patient interruptions, the cleanliness of bins and surfaces and the number of times waste is touched or handled, are all essential considerations of the modern hospital.
Working within Your Four Walls
A New Approach to Hospital Waste Management
Our New Normal requires that we look at hospital waste management through a clinical lens; from waste mapping and scrutiny of how many times waste is touched, to the implementation of clinically-engineered containment solutions that drive safety and infection control outcomes, Sharpsmart is a service partner that understands the hospital environment and delivers solutions that enhance rather than interrupt patient care.
Hospital Waste Innovation
Standardised Management of all Healthcare Waste Streams
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Reduced Waste Touches
No bag tying, no box assembly, no decanting or consolidation of waste from patient-room bins. Our solutions dramatically reduce the number of touches of waste throughout a healthcare facility
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Standardised Data and Reporting
To drive change, KPI’s are established for each waste stream to measure against both internal and external benchmarks including NHS averages of pounds of waste per bed or Adjusted Patient Days.
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Safety-Engineered Containers
Sharps, pharmaceutical, clinical waste and cytotoxic waste containers lead the industry in safety with peer reviewed accreditation in some of the world’s leading medical journals
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Reduced Total Cost of Ownership
Through our four-walls impact model we drive reductions in waste volumes, labour hours, injuries, container turns and patient interruptions; our approach will reduce your overall costs
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A Science Based Approach
From Needlestick injury reduction to surface contamination and microbial counts in our container cleaning and sanitisation processes, Sharpsmart leads the industry in safety and infection control
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Waste Segregation and Education
Through waste audits, intentional bin placement, staff training and education and our VERIFY disposal and auditing system, we drive best practice waste segregation, reducing compliance risk and lowering costs
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Accountability to Results
Our customized service level agreements are reviewed quarterly to ensure disciplines are upheld and that Daniels is achieving the promised safety and cost-reduction outcomes proposed
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Space and Movement Optimization
Through waste mapping and smart mobile waste movement solutions, we reduce injury and bin overfill risk, labour, patient interruptions, container exchanges and cross-contamination while optimising labor costs
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Supportive Account Management
An expert dedicated team provide ongoing support and proactive account management: Regularly performed audits, consistent training, issue escalation, and the evaluation of data with actionable goals
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National Service
With 6 waste processing and logistics hubs across the UK, we are able to service all provinces and deliver local ownership, transport efficiency and state-based compliance
Let’s Talk!
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