NG Healthcare Staff Handbook

Your safety – staying safe

WASTE MEDICINES.

From April 2005 a new NHS contract for community pharmacists was introduced. This highlighted that community pharmacists cannot accept medication waste from care homes unless their hold a Waste Management License. National Minimum Standards require registered providers to have a suitable and safe system to dispose of unwanted medication within a reasonable time.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

What goes where?

Clinical Compound

Galvanised bins: - these are located by the Laundry Department and behind the Training Centre. These have individual unit numbers on. For pad waste these go into yellow tiger striped bags.

Infectious Waste – Yellow Large Bins: - these are located by the Laundry Department and behind the Training Centre

Sharps

Yellow Sharp boxes / containers: - these are located in the Clinical Rooms on the Units. These are to store used razors, needles and any other sharp object; and are collected by Trust Hygiene Services.

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