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Scots hospitals risk cross-contamination transporting clinical waste in same trolleys as sterile equipment

Ian Blenkharn May 5, 2019 0

Hazardous clinical waste is being transported in the same hospital trolleys as sterile medical equipment — sparking fears of lethal cross-contamination. A whistleblower raised serious safety concerns after claiming roll […]

CQC closes nursing home

Ian Blenkharn February 15, 2015 0

There has been much publicity concerning the enforced closure by the CQC of the Merok Park nursing home in Surrey. It is reported that conditions were little short of appalling, but […]

GP storage of healthcare wastes

Ian Blenkharn January 15, 2015 0

GP clinics produce generally only small quantities of healthcare wastes. However, the increasing use of embedded community health services intended to ease the burden on hospital outpatient departments can increase waste […]

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Scots hospitals risk cross-contamination transporting clinical waste in same trolleys as sterile equipment

CQC closes nursing home

GP storage of healthcare wastes