The Environmental Protection Act 1990 has, for over 30 years, been the go-to legislation for guidance regarding waste disposal in businesses. The Duty of Care is part of this legislation, and states that it is the legal duty of...
Research suggests that the air we breathe is teeming with over 1,800 different types of bacteria, spores and other pathogens. Most of these microbes are completely harmless, and don’t have any impact on our health at all. However, there...
Clinical waste – both Orange Clinical/Infectious and Yellow Clinical/Highly Infectious – is one of the most common waste streams in healthcare settings. However, are you certain that you are segregating this waste correctly as well as disposing of it...
It is becoming increasingly clear that we all need to do our bit to minimise our impact on the environment. Alongside this, in healthcare settings, another modern challenge is the spread of infection, and the growing rate of antimicrobial...
November 18-24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. As such, we’ve taken the opportunity to look at one of the known “superbugs” of our time – methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). But what is MRSA and why is it such a...
December 1st is World AIDS Day. This year, the theme of World AIDS Day is “Equalize” – a call to action to end the inequalities in access to services and education that are preventing AIDS from being effectively eliminated....
Plastic waste in the world’s oceans has become one of the most important issues of our time. However, while most of us are likely to be aware of the problem, do we truly take the time to delve into...
Seasonal strains of influenza infect 5-15% of the global population each year, resulting in 500,000 deaths worldwide.1 In the UK, it is estimated that around 25,000 deaths are caused by influenza every year,2 though the burden of the virus...
Influenza is commonly regarded as one of the world’s greatest public health challenges, with an estimated one billion cases across the globe each year1. But why is influenza such a challenge and what can healthcare settings do to defend...
With the colder part of the year approaching, now is the time to look at one of the most common viruses in the UK – Norovirus. Sometimes referred to as the ‘winter vomiting disease’, norovirus is an illness that...