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Staff have pivotal role in preventing sharps injuries

17 April 2013

Nursing Standard

Reflections

Prepare now for statutory changes to sharps safety, urges Debra Adams

Needlestick and sharps injuries: practice update

16 May 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

Member states of the European Union have until May 11 2013 to implement the Council Directive 2010/32/EU Implementing the Framework Agreement on Prevention from...

The sharps end of the law

19 March 2014

Nursing Standard

Careers

Now that the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 are in force, healthcare workers should no longer accept sharps injuries as an...

Talking signs are improving use of alcohol hand gel at our hospital

21 October 2008

Nursing Standard

Letter

Poor hand hygiene is frequently blamed for the transmission of infection. The National Patient Safety Agency’s Clean Your Hands campaign is now in its third year,...