Sharps Injury & Prevention

The article, ‘Litigation Exposure from a "Cost Over Safety" Attitude’ explored cases in which hospitals considered safety or cost in making medical device decisions.

Knowing how to dispose of needle waste is essential for anyone working within healthcare. Learn more about the safe and compliant disposal of needles.

Needlestick injuries are an occupational hazard for all healthcare workers. Learn more about the right way to deal with a sharps injury.

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.

A look at how reusable sharps containers break the chain of infection and the peer-reviewed research that demonstrates why transmission isn’t possible.

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

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.