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Dear All,

What are people doing for the management of Clinical Waste for Domiciliary Treatments.

Talking to a colleague it was stated that District Nurses are being asked to carry Clinical Waste in their own cars , then placing the waste in the appropriate disposal back at Base.

Now as a question how would a clinician be covered for carrying clinical waste in their car?

Should there be a notice on the car that Hazardous Clinical waste is being transported in the vehicle.

Does ones vehicle insurance cover this. What about in the event of an accident Recue Staff come into contact with this waste ?

Or Should the NHS put a yellow bin into each home and then send a man with a van to collect and replace the waste bin?

Apparently it has been suggested that Podiatry Staff may have to do the same.

I would not put Clinical Waste, yellow and red , into my vehicle. Ordinary waste eg nails and debrided tissue can go into domestic bin as per normal use.

An interesting dilemma:deadhorse:

David

 

You can only carry clinical waste if you have a licence from (I think it's called) the environmental waste agency. Those companies that collect clinical waste on contract from surgeries have this licence.
Podiatrist who go in to homes produce "Domestic waste" that the patient puts in their bin, just like they would a sticking plaster or bandage.
All the District nurses I know leave any waste with the patient, It would be unlawful to carry it out of the house because it is leaving the domestic setting and entering the public domain.
That's my understanding but others may have a different opinion
Regards
David

 

I work p/t in a care home and the district nurses there leave their waste tied up tightly in plastic bags in the patient/residents room. Care staff then transfer this into the 'orange' bin outside which is routinely emptied by a clinical waste company.
Claire

 

:eek:....I mean the district nurses leave their clinical waste....not any other kind!!

 

Davohorn,
Could we have your definition for "clinical waste", please?


https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-waste


Thanks, CF

 

Hi Catfoot,

Blood pus body fluid contaminated tissue, dressings, and other waste eg cotton wool, paper towel which also have been contaminated.

Nail debris and debrided skin is what a normal healthy person could do for them selves so is normal domestic waste.

I think David has put forward a reasonable reply.

David

 

The area of 'clinical waste' gets me a little hot under the collar. I pay quite a large amount to have a usually rather grubby yellow bin delivered every fortnight. (we clean the bin).Every two weeks a van has to drive int o the centre of town to swap the bin (fuel, exhaust pollution, traffic) In the bin is a bag containing, for example, a few dressings with dried blood/pus on them. Some used sterile rubber gloves, discarded sterile packaging.
At home though, I could put any number of soiled sanitary towels/tampons, nappies full of stuff, mopped up dog/child vomit, incontinence pads etc., into the normal bin.
Just saying ....