NewsNeedlestick prevention
Bactest welcomes the launch of a new web site dedicated to the prevention of Needlestick Injury.
Needlestickforum.net, a brand new website hosted by the Safer Needles Network, is aimed at those concerned with reducing needlestick injuries.
As a provider of medical products specifically designed to tackle this important issue, Bactest welcomes an open dialogue within the healthcare and commercial supplier communities aimed at reducing the number of workplace acquired injuries.
Needlestick accidents occur when healthcare workers jab themselves or a colleague with a needle, or other sharp medical device, which is contaminated with potentially infected blood.
Second only to back-injuries as a cause of occupational injury amongst NHS workers, an ongoing RCN surveillance project suggests that as many as 100,000 needlestick accidents occur in the UK every year.
Contact Us
