Sharps Injury & Prevention

Discover how East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust diverted 61% of their healthcare waste from carbon-intensive treatment.

This case study explored the impact Sharpsmart has had over a 10 year partnership with Peterborough City Hospitals and the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

This peer-reviewed study interviews clinicians to identify what measures are successful in reducing exposure to body fluid. Preventing the risk of BBP exposure.

This 6-year study examined the impact of converting from a small patient room sharps container to the Sharpsmart reusable sharps container.

The study sampled sharps containers from 5 facilities to identify the proportion of hollow-bore SED among the sharps present, and the proportion of SED correctly activated.

The study took a sampling of sharps containers to identify the proportion of hollow-bore SED among the sharps present and the proportion of SED correctly activated.

A 12 month study determining the effect of the Sharpsmart on greenhouse gas emissions and sharps injuries at the 500 bed Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Hospital.

A 2 year, 28 hospital before-and-after study comparing sharps injuries in hospitals that converted to Sharpsmart's reusable sharps container system to those who did not.

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This paper analyses Methodist Medical Centre's decision to use a reusable containment system for clinical waste in 2005.

This article glances at the history behind sharps injuries and how it has been improved with industry standards and container manufacturing.

This paper acknowledges the significant impact that reusable containers have had on healthcare facilities and discusses the growth of the market.