Case Studies / Facts
Case Studies
Consultancy PDF
UK Government HTM 07-01
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_073328.pdf
Outlining poor waste practices in NHS
http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/management-best-practices/13348950-1.html
Need to tackle waste
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1192133/NHS-crisis-tackled-cutting-waste-staff-say-experts.html
Some Hospital Waste Facts
An overview of a typical hospital’s waste profile:
- The regulated medical waste (RMW) percentage of a hospital's total waste ranges from 5% to 95%
- Incineration of RMW is being replaced by alternative solutions such as steam sterilization or autoclaving
- Frequently 35-40% of disposed needles have been recapped
- Typically 80-95% of a hospital's RMW is actually general waste (GW)
Biggest Waste Management Problems of a Typical Hospital
- Excessive general waste in yellow bags
- Throwing away of reusable instruments, linen, and other supplies
- Soaring waste handling costs
- Every hospital patient, visitor, and employee is a waste generator
- Regulated medical waste in general waste containers
- The hospital is responsible and liable for waste disposal problems from "cradle to grave"
- Loose needles in waste bags
- Poorly sealed waste bags
- Overfilled and clogged sharps containers
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