Our Clinical Approach

With solutions designed to minimise infection risk, reduce patient interruptions and align safety and sustainability goals of UK healthcare, we take a very different clinical approach to healthcare waste management
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Our Clinical Approach

We start with you.

No two healthcare facilities are the same, but all share a fundamental objective – to deliver the best patient outcome possible through a safe clinical approach that is environmentally friendly. This is where we start… Challenges that have been commonly associated with healthcare waste management include:

1

Poor Waste Segregation

Poor waste segregation attributed to inflated costs
2

Poor Hygiene

Hand hygiene and pathogen transfer risk with dirty hand-operated containers

3

Increasing Safety Risks

Containers without safety mechanisms giving rise to increased needlestick injuries and occupational hazards

4

High Landfill & CO2 Output

Landfill and CO2 emission burden of excess disposable plastic in sharps and clinical waste streams

5

Space & Storage Restrictions

Space and storage restrictions encouraging poor container placement and posing an occupational risk within the facility and the hospital’s waste compound

6

Lack of Traceability

Lack of disposal and waste tracking visibility leading to unmeasured cost inflations and compliance risks

At Sharpsmart we have combatted all of these challenges through a partnership approach that doesn’t “turn up at the waste compound” but works clinically within the four walls of your healthcare facility. We have identified five areas of need that are the cornerstone of a successful clinical waste management partnership, these are safety, sustainability, efficiency, education and compliance. All of our services are focused on how we drive successful outcomes in all of these five areas.

Our Difference

  • Safety

    Our highest commitment is safety; through intelligent products, systemised solutions and bespoke training, we work with our customers to reduce needlestick injuries, minimise infection transfer and provide solutions that protect the safety of staff and patients.

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  • Sustainability

    Our reusable products and environmentally responsible treatment services are designed to increase segregation, reduce CO2 burden and minimise waste going to landfill. Through waste mapping, auditing and environmentally graded solutions, we work with our customers to achieve the highest green ratings.

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  • Efficiency

    Sharpsmart optimises the efficiencies of healthcare environments through smart products, point-of-use solutions, process re-engineering and redefined waste handling methodologies. Significantly reducing labour through point-of-use containment and segregation systems, wall mounting accessories and logistical solutions, our customised services guarantee optimised time and movement efficiencies and optimised costs.

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  • Compliance

    Experts in the regulatory complexities governing the healthcare sector, we position ourselves as an astute partner delivering expert guidance and compliant solutions to our customers. All Sharpsmart solutions are vetted against local and national regulations and executed through waste plans and training to achieve optimised safety and compliance.

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  • Education

    Our ongoing commitment to educate staff within healthcare ensures that together we achieve greater safety awareness and drive behavioural change in clinical waste management, segregation, compliance and best practice management. Through onsite training, educational material and module-based e-learning, we ensure all healthcare staff are trained and compliance certified.

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We want to know your challenges

You may be surprised by some of the questions we ask, it’s not “how much waste volume do we need to pick up” or “how big is your waste compound”. The first questions are what your goals are and how we partner to serve them.

We have skin in the game from the start

When we shake hands, it’s a partnership and all of us, from our sales staff to clinical educators and operational logistics, hold ourselves accountable to driving successful KPI’s and site-based outcomes for your facility.

Drive change where the action is

Change doesn’t happen in an office over a negotiating table, it’s in the clinical environment when we walk the wards, talk to clinicians and understand real factors that drive cost increases and occupational risks.

Safety & Sustainability are key

Sharpsmart is the only sharps container peer reviewed in the world’s leading medical journals, and we have been internationally recognised for our CO2 emissions reductions in UK healthcare facilities.

Clinical outcomes are at the core of everything we do.

It’s Time We Talked.

No matter how big or small your facility is, we’re positive that we can deliver services that drive substantial cost, environmental and waste volume reductions whilst keeping your staff safe and educated. Simply call us on 01388 810310 or fill out a form to make an appointment with one of our experts. You’ll be very happy that you did.

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