Healthcare

Public concern, legislative demands, and financial pressure has led to dramatic changes over recent years within the Health Service on how waste is managed, especially clinical waste following the publication of the document, ‘HTM 07-01 Environment and Sustainability - Safe management of healthcare waste’, replacing the "Purple Book".

For a healthcare provider to ensure it is maximising cost savings and complying with current legislation, it is necessary for segregation, waste minimisation and recycling initiatives to become an integral part of its daily operations. Fully integrated waste management audits are routinely commissioned by Trusts to establish compliance with their legal obligations and to reduce the amount of waste they send to incineration or landfill.

Maisna’s waste management services for the healthcare sector address all waste arisings including healthcare waste, hazardous waste and domestic waste streams. Waste issues from production at source through to collection and final disposal can be assessed covering waste handling, storage, segregation, tracking systems, duty of care, equipment type, containment, recycling, waste minimisation and cost savings. We are also able to project manage a Trust’s waste management operations on a month by month basis.

Our expertise on healthcare waste and alternative treatment technologies contributed to the production of the Environment Agency’s ‘Waste Management Licensing Technical Guidance on Clinical Waste Management Facilities’, applying to treatment facilities including large autoclaves, hot oil treatment, chemical inactivation and microwave.

Maisna Healthcare Services:

• Review of current waste management, training and guidance
• Reduction of disposal costs
• Compliance with current and forthcoming legislative requirements
• Reduction of current and future liabilities
• Contract review and procurement advice
• Waste licensing issues
• Waste policies and procedures
• Waste tender reviews