Clinical waste and needles dumped along Humber
A concerned lady says she is disgusted after seeing the amount of waste dumped along the Humber, which included “used tattoo needles”. She took the shocking images (below), which show […]
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It must be quiet in Malta, very quiet!
I was surprised, and not a little amused, to read in The Times of Malta that no fewer than four cabinet members, chairmen and CEOs from various agencies and two […]
Scandal-hit NHS hospital bill could hit £400m as ‘fabric’ of new building needs changed
A whistleblower says the empty Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh needs substantial changes before taking patients. A litany of design flaws at a hospital mothballed before it has […]
Can this invention reduce clinical waste volumes?
A new invention, which could reduce the volume of clinical waste in a healthcare emergency by up to 67 per cent, has won the 2019 national James Dyson Award. Invented […]
Sharps injury risk in jails
Staff infected by dirty needles in drug-ridden jails have won £734,000 in payouts in last 3 years. The settlements, including legal costs, were made to as few as nine people, […]
Drug residues escape wastewater treatments
Hospital wastewater reveals a substantial pool of antibiotic resistance, as both antibiotic use and average patient length of stay were linked to greater abundance of antibiotic resistant genes detected in […]
Asbestos, clinical and hygiene waste to be stored near homes in Worksop
It seems rather unlikely, but Nottinghamshire Live is reporting that a new site to deal with asbestos and clinical waste will be built on an industrial park near Worksop. It means […]
GP surgeries forced to store clinical waste in toilets
Pulse is reporting that GP surgeries in Derbyshire are being forced to store clinical waste in toilets after missed collections. Multiple GP surgeries have had to keep clinical waste in their […]
Waste management data for England 2017
For those who need to know, the Environment Agency have released data for waste management in England 2017. Just 21 months late but at last this can be accessed at […]
Are special EA dispensations threatening the clinical waste sector?
ENDS reports a new entrant to the clinical waste disposal market has claimed there is a lack of incineration capacity, a concern that was first highlighted last year when a specialist […]
Plans for medical waste incinerator in Kilmarnock scrapped
Plans to build a medical waste incinerator in Kilmarnock have been scrapped. Waste Energy Partners wanted to launch the facility, which would have also burned hazardous waste, in the Moorfield […]
No end in sight for Scotland’s clinical waste crisis
Cash-strapped NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) is spending ever-increasing amounts of money on disposing of hazardous clinical waste, while a disposal firm awaits planning permission for a new incineration […]
Disposal of tissue waste
Regulated disposal of tissue waste has always been problematic. Simply putting them, suitably bagged or binned as appropriate into a licensed clinical waste incinerator is straightforward though often rather disruptive […]
Scandal hit HES Ltd fails to produce vital accounts as server goes missing
Healthcare Environmental Services ceased trading after a build-up of clinical waste at its depots prompted the NHS to cancel contracts. Directors of the Scots firm which sparked a UK-wide clinical […]
Was Scots clinical waste containing body parts sent to Sri Lanka?
Thirty tons of clinical waste from Scottish hospitals was reported missing after the collapse of Lanarkshire-based disposal contractor HES last year and the Scottish Government has been urged to investigate […]
New figures show drop in waste sector fatalities
Provisional figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show fatalities in the waste sector has dropped below the yearly average. There were seven fatalities in the waste and […]
Waste sector risks
Baling machines, shredders and the like present a significant risk of serious injury to workers in the waste sector. In Thailand, a worker using a baling machine to compress plastic […]
Stop Sticks campaign
The US CDC has updated its Stop Sticks campaign page. Though addressing sharps injury in the healthcare environment in particular the information presented addresses all such interests. It is worthy of […]
Waste exports to Sri Lanka?
It is claimed that human remains have been found in 100 containers of exported recycling sent from UK to Sri Lanka. The British government – the Environment Agency – has […]
Clinical waste incinerator may be built in Kilmarnock
Waste Energy Partners want to launch the service in the Moorfield Industrial Park, near Braehead Foods, if an application gets the green light from East Ayrshire Council. he firm aims […]
Writ filed at Appeal Court regarding import of clinical waste from UK
A writ petition has been filed at the Appeal Court seeking to issue an order instructing action to be taken against those responsible for importing clinical waste from the UK. […]
Disposal of explanted pacemakers
The following may provide some positive solutions for the disposal/reuse explanted pacemakers: https://www.pace4life.org/donating-pacemakers http://www.iccm-uk.com/iccm/library/ICCM%20Recycling%20of%20Pacemakers%20Scheme%20Newsletter%20Final.pdf Last updated: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Sharps and Overdose Awareness training
A valuable Sharps and Overdose Awareness training session coming up, Manchester on 22 July. And it’s free! About this Event What is a sharp and what injuries can they cause? The […]
Firm signed up to ‘solve’ Scottish healthcare waste crisis hit by red tape
It is alleged that hundreds of tons of healthcare wastes, including as the press and politicians will insist a veritable mountain of body parts, have been stockpiled since collapse of […]
Social role valorisation
The ongoing ‘HIV blood’ scandal inquiry continues and it was noticeable that one witness has spoken of the distress caused to her and her late husband when the clinical waste […]
Healthcare regulators seek clinical waste issues
As we have noted before on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, healthcare regulators the CQC and its Scottish equivalent frequently record issues with clinical and sharps waste handling, transport, and […]
Clinical waste operator job – Ipswich
A Clinical Waste Operator job, bizarrely described as a Clinical Waste Labourer, is available in Ipswich. Key duties will include ensuring that all areas of responsibility are cleaned to the […]
Clinical Waste Operative Jobs – Sunderland
Established in 2013, City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE) was initially set up to provide Pharmacy Services to City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust, but more recently we have created […]
‘Treated’ clinical wastes fly tipped in Hampshire
A huge pile of commercial rubbish, thought to include hospital waste, has been fly-tipped in a country lane in Hampshire. The mound of mechanically-processed refuse appeared on a path off Greywell […]
Clinical Waste disposal operative
Clinical waste disposal operative needed, to add to an existing team in the Knowsley area. Duties will include working out in the yard, manoeuvring waste on the plant and the […]