There are two colours dedicated to clinical waste in the Department of Health’s colour code for best practice waste disposal. However, as these waste streams are so similar it’s easy to get them confused. But it’s important that you...
All healthcare providers have a duty of care to ensure that medical waste is suitably managed and disposed of in line with healthcare waste disposal legislation. We should expect all staff working with potentially hazardous materials to be aware...
A glance through the hygiene history books will show you nightmares of cleanliness. Your doctor smoking as he examines you; a chip shop with a decade’s worth of grease on the windowsill; homes with more bacteria than an E...
There are many things people don’t want to see in hospitals. In fact, most people would rather not be in a hospital at all. But one sight that’ll make you pack up your catheter and head for the hills...
There’s no virus like Norovirus, as the show tune didn’t go. It’s the bug that prowls around hospital corridors, preying on the sick to make them sicker – and it can send medical institutions into disarray. NHS Dumfries and...
Complying with CQC requirements is of utmost importance for a GP practice, but there may be some principles around infection control that you are not aware of. The CQC requires GP practices to comply with the Health & Social...
Due to the potential risks associated with the improper handling of clinical waste, its proper management and disposal is vital and there are strict regulations in place to prevent harm being caused to both the environment and to human...