Steroid abuse continues to grow
Steroid abuse and the risk of infection through drug vial and needle sharing continues to grow. Our reference to this, and the increasing number of young male gym users and […]
Steroid abuse and the risk of infection through drug vial and needle sharing continues to grow. Our reference to this, and the increasing number of young male gym users and […]
What price a needlestick injury? The average is around £2,000 but in one notable case now more that 12 years ago a young doctor managed to pick up more than […]
A Newport teenager who found around 100 needles dumped in a popular lane has criticised the City Council for not removing them sooner. The young man, 16, said he first […]
Shambolic’ treatment of cleaner turned away from three health centres after being pricked by a potentially dirty needle. A cleaner pricked by a dirty needle was left horrified after being […]
“Needles in recycling waste force Tewkesbury Borough Council to send 21 tonnes of rubbish to landfill. “Hypodermic needles have contaminated 21 tonnes of recycling in Tewkesbury, forcing the borough council […]
New data from the on-going Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring (UAM) Survey of HIV and Viral Hepatitis among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have been published on the PHE website. The updated […]
UK ‘man with a van’ is fined for dumping household refuse and unwanted prescription drugs. A man who dumped a significant stash of prescription medicines on a country lane after […]
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. […]
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 […]
Some time ago, University College Hospital London initiated a scheme whereby early discharge of patients saw them transferred to a nearby hotel to facilitate on-going care. It’s a sensible cost-saving […]
Though it would be unthinkable to wish a sharps or needlestick injury on anyone, there is just a hint of poetic justice in the report from the Exeter Express and […]
On the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum we have for some years now been pushing for community-wide hazardous waste take-back arrangements, organised perhaps by local authorities who might make available better […]
A woman visiting Portland, Oregon, was greeted by a shocking scene in her motel room: dirty needles stuck in the wall. She visited the city on April 10, 2015 to attend the […]
A mum has spoken of her disgust after finding a used needle and splattered blood in an Aberdeen fast food restaurant. She found the needle, a lighter, and blood on […]
We are all concerned about the risk of sharps or needlestick injury, with the health & safety implications of bloodborne virus and other pathogen transmission, infection and psychological injury, and perhaps […]
A WARNING notice has been put up at public toilets after drug users started leaving needles in cubicles. The problem in the toilets behind Buckley Library, which are regularly used […]
A single mum whose daughter pricked her finger on a blood-stained needle discarded on a bus has spoken of the two month ordeal her family endured before finally getting the […]
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 […]
8-year-old stuck by hypodermic needle found on school playground Ethan Gurr likes to collect “treasures,” according to his mom, but the 8-year-old’s latest find has doctors testing Ethan’s blood to […]
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 day in the life of America’s low life catalogues a large number of needle incidents. Here is just a few: Thief Threatened Pharmacy Employee With Needle, Yelled “I Have […]
The number of young men in London injecting steroids is rising on a “regular basis” a drugs charity has warned. South Westminster Drug and Alcohol Service said an increasing number […]
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 […]
A passenger has highlighted a ‘security issue’ at Manchester Airport after being unable to find an accessible sharps bin for syringe. The Manchester Evening News is reporting that a passenger […]
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 […]
A thief has been jailed for four years after he grappled with the security guard at a Middlesbrough supermarket. As a result of the incident, a supermarket security guard is still […]
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 […]