Newhaven Clinical waste plant given green light
Plans to open a medical waste plant in Newhaven have been given the go-ahead by East Sussex planners. At a meeting on Wednesday (January 16), East Sussex County Council planners […]
Clinical Waste Discussion Forum
Clinical Waste Discussion Forum
Clinical Waste Operative
There is a current opportunity for a Clinical Waste Operative in the Maidstone, Medway, Faversham, Sittingbourne area. Due to the nature of this role and client insurances you must be over […]
Tradebe shoot themselves in the foot as they step in over HES problems
The Scottish Daily Record reveals today that the firm stepping in after NHS clinical waste crisis fined £500k over their own environmental scandals. Surely, this must be seen as hilarious and ironic, […]
NHS waste from north Scotland sent to Shetland for incineration
Shetland Islands Council is incinerating hundreds of tons of NHS clinical waste from health boards across Scotland – including the Highland and Grampian – to help ease a national backlog. […]
Hospital porters injured handling clinical waste
Four porters at Inverness’ Raigmore Hospital were injured carrying out work involving clinical waste, the GMB union has said. The union has submitted a collective grievance to NHS Highland about the […]
Shock! Horror! New pictures ‘lay bare scale of NHS body parts scandal’
In a display of remarkable journalistic hyperbole, today’s Daily Mail screams “Shocking new pictures lay bare scale of NHS body parts scandal: Inside waste disposal firm facing criminal probe after […]
MSP claims Westminster official ‘set out to ruin hospital waste firm’
A former Scottish health secretary has used parliamentary privilege to claim that a Westminster civil servant worked to “deliberately and systematically destroy” a clinical waste company that laid off 400 […]
Waste Porter – Essex
Mid Essex Hospital Services require a motivated individual to join the waste services team. The Mid Essex Hospital Services enjoys a strong clinical reputation and provides a wide range of […]
Used needles ‘overflowing onto floor’ in public toilet
Secure sharps bins in public and other toilets have become rather common in the last 5-10 years, though there is still much indignation and complaint from the moral majority who […]
Clinical Waste Operatives Required
Tennial Personnel are currently seeking Clinical Operatives to work for their busy client based in Ipswich. Salary/Rate £7.38 – £7.83/hour Location IP4 first posted 08/01/2019 Agency Tennial Personnel Description Key duties will include ensuring […]
Stericycle investors agree $45m settlement over fraud charges
Stericycle last month agreed to a tentative settlement with investors who brought a putative class action against it over allegedly fraudulent business practices. The agreement follows a similar, nearly $27 million […]
Packaging firm recognised for waste container made from recycled plastics
Packaging solutions company Mauser Packaging has launched a medical waste container made from 100% recycled plastics generated from post-consumer packaging waste. The product, WIVA Infinity Container, was recognised by receiving […]
HES Ltd – The Truth?
There are, no doubt, lots of different opinions regarding the current HES Ltd “scandal”. Before making your own decisions about this, read the documents presented by HES Ltd at https://www.healthcareenv.com/the-truth. […]
But isn’t that their job?
An ‘outcry’ has erupted over the disposal of hazardous waste as untrained NHS staff are ordered to deal with ‘clinical rubbish’ So screams the latest Daily Record headline. “Hundreds of staff […]
Disreputable or helpful? You decide
Looking online for updated information about Healthcare Environmental I was, to say the very least, surprised to see a number of waste management companies who are trying hard to pick up […]
HES: Staff in tears over redundancy
Hundreds of workers at a troubled clinical waste firm in North Lanarkshire have been made redundant. Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) told staff they were being made redundant with “immediate effect”. In […]
Sustainable Achievement award for Thermal Compaction Group
Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) has been Highly Commended for its work with a trust in England after pioneering the recycling of medical material to generate income for the NHS. […]
Clinical Waste Pedal Bins – are they a fire hazard?
Surprised to see the British Bins site advertising a 70 ltr open frame/free-standing clinical waste pedal bin. Isn’t it long over that these were replaced with something better? All metal lids […]
No pay for HES Ltd staff
Employees of Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) were left in tears after a text message warned them their wages would not hit their banks on Friday. Employees of Healthcare Environmental Services […]
NHS England claims Stericycle overcharged it over last 6 years
Health Service Journal today announced that the waste firm Stericycle stands accused of overcharging the NHS by £30m. NHS England is embroiled in legal proceedings with Stericycle over the payments, […]
Fenland Council set to operate a free sharps boxes collection service
After the barrage of complaints and very real safety implications following Fenland Council decision to halt clinical waste collections due to a ‘lack of funding’ they now look set to operate […]
Catalogue of injuries for NHS Tayside staff
Health workers in Tayside are injured by patients in their care on a more than daily basis, figures have shown. Staff have been subjected to acts of aggressive behaviour or disclosed […]
Southmead Hospital surgical plastic waste initiative
Well done, Southmead. Just make sure that inappropriate wastes are not inadvertently co-disposed with recyclable plastics, otherwise this will be an accident waiting going to happen! Last updated: […]
Expansion for Welshpool clinical waste incinerator
ENVIRONMENT Minister Stephen Dawson has given the green light for WA’s only medical waste incinerator at Welshpool to double up as a storage facility for other hazardous waste. Mr Dawson […]
Medical waste could be used to create new hips for osteoarthritis sufferers
An alternative method of replacing joints in osteoarthritis sufferers has been proposed by a group of scientists in Scotland. The researchers at the University of Strathclyde are undertaking a three-year […]
NICE – Infection -Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in primary and community care – Issue March 2012
1.1.4.4 Sharps containers: -should be disposed of ever 3 months even if not full, by the licenced route in accordance with the local policy (new in 2012) What evidence is […]
Human remains and medical waste piling up at NHS trusts
Human remains and other medical waste that require professional storage and treatment are building up at dozens of NHS trusts in England after a scandal-hit contractor stopped collections. Ministers issued […]
Ten North-East health trusts hit by halt in clinical waste collections
SEVERAL NHS trusts in the North-East have had their clinical waste collections stopped after a scandal-hit contractor ran into difficulties. Hospitals run by ten NHS trusts in the region have been […]
Anger at plan for medical waste plant in Newhaven
Residents say proposals to build a medical waste plant near an award-winning nature reserve are “really outrageous”. Energy company Clean Thermodynamic Energy Conversion is awaiting permission from East Sussex County Council […]
Major incident as hospital waste collections halted
More than 20 NHS trusts must store clinical waste, including human remains, at their premises for up to a fortnight after their scandal-hit contractor stopped collecting waste last week, prompting […]