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21 October 2025

How a Well-Placed Mat Can Reduce Workplace Accidents

Written by Jamie Woodhall
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Picture a grey Monday morning. Shoes squeak on a wet foyer floor and, for a split second, the reception feels as slick as an ice rink. Slips, trips, and falls may sound almost comic, but they remain one of...
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Floor Mats, Washroom Services
21 October 2025

Beyond the Bin: Flu Season Waste Management Tips

Written by Rebecca Waters
A service technician wearing black and green work gloves and a dark uniform is holding a large, bright orange clinical waste bag. The bag is cinched shut at the top and has black text and symbols printed on it, including the biohazard symbol and the word "Initial" in a large, white, vertical font with a red medical cross.
When flu season arrives, many healthcare providers think of waste management as a behind-the-scenes job: bins are filled, bags are tied, and collections are made. But, in reality, your approach to waste is not just about moving bags from...
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Clinical Waste, Healthcare Waste
20 October 2025

Flu Season Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Written by Rebecca Waters
A green street-style sign reads “COLD & FLU SEASON” against a background of snow-covered trees on a clear winter day.
Each year, flu season sweeps through the UK with the reliability of a tide. For healthcare providers in clinics, hospitals, and care homes, it brings a familiar set of challenges: increased patient demand, staff absences, and the constant risk...
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Clinical Waste, Healthcare Waste
20 October 2025

Sharps Disposal Guide for Vaccination Season

Written by Rebecca Waters
A person wearing blue medical gloves disposes of a syringe into a yellow biohazard sharps container, ensuring safe medical waste disposal.
Flu vaccination season means busy clinics, queues at pharmacies, and a sharp rise in used needles. With every jab administered, another piece of clinical waste is generated, and each syringe or needle must be disposed of properly.  Sharps disposal...
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Clinical Waste, Healthcare Waste
20 October 2025

Clinical Waste Compliance in Flu Season

Written by Rebecca Waters
A person wearing blue gloves and a white lab coat throws a paper towel or wipe into a yellow biohazard waste bin in a laboratory setting.
The end of the year brings with it the annual wave of flu, along with a surge in contaminated waste. Used tissues, masks, and PPE can pose a risk to staff, patients and visitors if not disposed of properly. ...
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Clinical Waste, Healthcare Waste
20 October 2025

Breaking the Silence: Inclusive Washrooms and Incontinence

Written by Jamie Woodhall
A hygiene technician carrying a sanitary waste bin through an accessible washroom corridor, representing professional washroom maintenance and inclusivity.
Incontinence is one of the most common yet least discussed health issues in the UK. It can affect anyone, regardless of age or gender, yet stigma often keeps it hidden. For many people, managing incontinence is a daily challenge...
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Accessible Washrooms, Washroom Services
20 October 2025

How will the NHS reach net zero?

Written by Rebecca Waters
Modern sustainable hospital building with solar panels and green walls representing eco-friendly healthcare waste management and NHS net zero carbon goals.
When thinking about environmentally friendly attitudes towards healthcare waste, the NHS net zero carbon targets come to mind. These ambitions aim to meet two key targets. They are: Understanding how this can be achieved, and the role that healthcare...
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Clinical Waste, Healthcare Waste
15 October 2025

The Science of Hand Hygiene: Global Handwashing Day 2025

Written by Jamie Woodhall
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Every tap, soap dispenser, and sanitiser pump has a story to tell. It’s the story of prevention, and of how the simple act of washing our hands can help to stop invisible threats in their tracks. On 15th October,...
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Hand Hygiene, Washroom Services
10 October 2025

Scaling your waste management solutions

Written by Rebecca Waters
Two large yellow clinical waste containers (wheelie bins) parked on a paved area outside a storage unit.
Waste management workflows are not necessarily one-size-fits-all. Instead, dental practices and healthcare services need to adapt solutions throughout their practice to meet the requirements of set regulations. By starting small, clinicians can identify effective solutions for every stage of...
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Clinical Waste, Healthcare Waste
07 October 2025

Flu Season: Protecting Patients, Staff and Workplaces

Written by Rebecca Waters
Man in a business suit sitting at a desk, holding a tissue to his face while sneezing
The chill of autumn brings more than frosty mornings and steaming mugs of tea. It also ushers in flu season, when a single sneeze can feel like a starter’s pistol for weeks of illness sweeping through offices, schools, homes,...
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