Protecting healthcare
workers from needlestick injuries
The Safer Needles Network is aimed at those concerned with reducing needlestick injuries and bloodborne exposures.
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.
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Welcome to the new Safer Needles Network website. We hope that you find it interesting, informative and easy to use. We welcome your views. Please contact us at saferneedles@saferneedles.org.uk
Feature Articles
Articles relating to research and issues surrounding needlestick injuries.
Current News
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EU Sharps Directive adopted by the Council of Ministers
8 MAR 2010
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'NHS staff at risk from deadly viruses' - The Daily Mirror
30 JAN 2009
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The critical role of safety-engineered devices
30 JAN 2009
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Health Protection agency report, 'Eye of the Needle'
8 DEC 2008
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Needlestick blood borne diseases danger neglected
20 NOV 2008
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RCN call for further action to prevent needlestick injuries
20 NOV 2008
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Nurses warn over needle injuries
19 NOV 2008
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Nursing Times latest article on Sharps
8 SEP 2008
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15 JUL 2008
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RN Spreads Message After Acquiring Infections From Needle
14 JUL 2008