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Hi Lenora,

CWS BoCo is another one that I have heard mentioned that operates in Irish Healthcare.

I am currently on the OGP Linen/ laundry Procurement Evaluation Group for HSE acute and non- acute services. There is a Manager from The Mater Hospital on that procurement group, who would help I am sure & close to you Lenora.

When you are like us…[Read more]

Hi Lenora,
I am aware of Celtic Linen & Berendsen .
Regards,
Terry

Thank you Helen for the feedback. I have got several replies and the overall consensus is that it is a bad idea.
Have a good day.
Kind regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Hi Lenora,
Some of our wards put wall mounted sharps bins in their isolation rooms but we got most of them removed and are and advising wards against them. The standard Patron sharps bin is not a safety bin and therefore should not be left in a patient area where there is no constant presence of A HCW, as a confused patient or visitor (child etc)…[Read more]

Hi Lenora,
Some of our wards put wall mounted sharps bins in their isolation rooms but we got most of them removed and are and advising wards against them. The standard Patron sharps bin is not a safety bin and therefore should not be left in a patient area where there is no constant presence of A HCW, as a confused patient or visitor (child etc)…[Read more]

Hi Lenora,
Some of our wards put wall mounted sharps bins in their isolation rooms but we got most of them removed and are and advising wards against them. The standard Patron sharps bin is not a safety bin and therefore should not be left in a patient area where there is no constant presence of A HCW, as a confused patient or visitor (child etc)…[Read more]

Thank you to all who responded to my query. So far all the feedback I have received is NOT to have wall-mounted sharps bins in every patient room but to use the small mobile sharps container & tray.

Kind regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Hello all

Thank you Mags for your kind offer to assist Linda. Perhaps there is also someone from the Dublin/Kildare Community Area who may be able to help out for a day also. Any offers for Linda?

Another suggestion is that we are having our National IPCIreland Conference in Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Tuesday 28th May. It is a great…[Read more]

Dear Mags,

Thank you so much for your kind offer. I will be in touch. I am very grateful for your assistance.

Thanks, Linda

Hi Paru,

with advice from our estates dept, who lead out on waste issues, we also triple rinse the empty medicine bottles, remove all addressograph details etc, and dispose of as glass waste- the same as Caroline above-

best wishes, mags

Hi Lenora,

following risk assessment up here in Donegal, we carry the sharps boxes in on the tray or use the portable ones, across all community services. Sharps boxes in rooms deemed too risky-

best wishes, mags

Hi Linda,

I hope you are enjoying teh course and we will be very glad to know that there will be new staff joining within community services at some stage, for sure!

I work up in Donegal, so I am not sure if that is any good to you at all, but if you wanted to link in with me via phone at all Linda, that would be no problem at all. And we can…[Read more]

Thanks Emer for you response.

Anyone else willing to share if you have a wall mounted sharps container in every inpatient ward?

kind regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

No worries Paru

Hope you got a response to your query re NIMS.

Kind regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Hello Paru

While I cannot help you with your query, can I just give you a tip that when you press Submit on your message, give it a moment to go as I have received three messages from you. Unfortunately there is no indication that your message has been sent (from your end) unless you go out of the forum and back in again. We are updating the…[Read more]

Hello Linda

That sounds like a great idea. Hopefully some of our Community IPCNs will be able to assist you. Best of luck with your course.

Kind regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland