IV Drug addiction – one approach to needle disposal?
There are several ways to dispose of a used hypodermic needle, especially after being use to administer a DIY injection of illicit drugs? This time, its Bangor in North Wales. […]
There are several ways to dispose of a used hypodermic needle, especially after being use to administer a DIY injection of illicit drugs? This time, its Bangor in North Wales. […]
We took a phone call last week from someone hoping to purchase a magnetic needle retriever featured in a recent Clinical Waste Discussion Forum post. Regrettably, at that time we could […]
Woman pictured unconscious, trousers down and holding a needle in a Dundee close. Admits breach of the peace. A Dundee woman has been pictured unconscious, trousers down and holding a […]
Bellamy -v- Nottingham City Council Nottingham County Court, 19th December 2014 C was employed as a Public Realm Operative. As he was working on grounds maintenance at a primary School, he was […]
Dublin City Council paid out some €8.32 million last year in staff and public injury claims. According to figures released to Councillor Jim O’Callaghan, a total of €11 million has been […]
Landowner’s anger as council refuses to remove drugs waste Christopher Davies found used needles and drug taking equipment on his land in Rhydfelin. He has found used needles and other […]
A dozen NHS Grampian workers have successfully sued their employers after being injured by needles at work. Staff faced months not knowing whether they had been hit with infections such […]
A Bangor housing association could turn to forensic science to help catch residents dumping used drug needles on a city estate. It comes after a number of hypodermic ‘pins’ were […]
There are now two British healthcare team members repatriated from Sierra Leone having suffered sharps or needlestick incidents while caring for patients in the Ebola outbreak there. Above all, we […]
The Midlothian Council sharps health & safety document is excellent and worth a review when updating your own local authority documentation. It is brief and to the point, clear and […]
In a long-overdue move, the depth and extent of which has yet properly to be seen, HSE is to carry on with – or is that pick up the threads […]
By chance, we have come across a note circulated by the 412th Medical Group across the US Edwards Air Force base concerning safe disposal of personal sharps. No doubt the base […]
In the UK, we consider it a relatively straightforward process, to dispose used sharps into a compliant sharps bin and have these collected for approved incineration. But not everyone finds […]
Litter pickers and those responding to finds of discarded drug litter know exactly how difficult it can be to find needles that might be hidden in the most unlikely of […]
Latest Shooting Up report focuses on the changing nature of injecting drug use The 12th annual report on infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom – […]
Sharps-proof or needlestick gloves are vitally important in safe healthcare waste management. Gloves should be appropriately sized and fit well. Between use, gloves should be aired, if necessary wiped with […]
It’s not long ago that the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum made mention of the considerable IV drug abuse problems in Dundee and the mapping strategies that are being used to […]
Needle exchange schemes are a great idea. They permit drug use to be monitored, prevent disease transmission by needle sharing, and reduce dramatically the incidence of discarded needles causing problems […]
More than 2,100 needles were collected last year at the Exeter recycling plant Discarded hypodermic syringes brought Exeter’s rubbish recycling plant to a halt 869 times last year. The stoppages […]
“A 2-year-old girl became the second child reported to be stuck by a “dirty needle” in Rolla, Missouri in the last seven weeks. “According to the Rolla Police Department’s daily media […]
A BBC News report today on the thousands on needles and syringes that litter Scotland’s streets will no doubt cause alarm and consternation, though one must doubt if it will […]
A boy has stepped onto a needle on Lyme’s main beach. The five-year-old boy was playing football on the main sandy beach when he stepped on the needle, assumed to be […]
Going to Dundee? Then do be careful are watch where you tread. Newspaper reports raising concern after 180 discarded needles found in Dundee paint a gloomy picture of what is, […]
It comes as no surprise that dirty needles are incriminated in hepatitis C spread, especially among IV drug users. As communities across the state continue to struggle with rising rates […]
Ottawa is a lovely city. But it has it’s problems too. CBC News used the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act to obtain an extract of the database […]
Clinical wastes and indeed just about all other waste streams are managed poorly right across the Indian sub-continent. A good friend living and working in Goa tells tales of almost […]
At this time of year, with the UK battered by storms the thought of enjoying a day on the beach seems a long way off. And so it is, for […]
There are many ways to manage drug litter. It is dangerous and unsightly, it raises fear in communities and can devalue land or indeed an entire community. It flags danger, […]
A Mansfield resident is concerned about needles discarded on the doorstep of a next door property. Currently vacant and offered for sale, the neighbour is understandably concerned and has been […]
A local newspaper reports a Muskegon County, Michigan, man found with heroin needle in arm in a parking lot. That is not uncommon, and is a situation that ambulance crews […]