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Occupational Medicine 2005 55(6):501-503
Impact of a latex policy on an acute NHS hospital: an audit
‘Linda Bel l1,, A. David Watt 2 and Lorna Straine 3
1 OHSAS—Occupational Health, Navy House, Stuart Road, Rosyth, Fife KY11 2BJ, UK2 Greater Glasgow Primary Care Trust Occupational Health—Occupational Health, The William Street Clinic, William Street, Gla’
‘Background A latex policy was introduced in 1999 in a large, acute UK hospital. Aim To audit the impact of the policy.
Method Semi-structured interview of the managers of 40 wards between April 2001 and July 2002. Results A policy was available on only 26 (65%) of the wards. Compliance with the policy was limited to 20 (50%) wards. Conclusions Compliance with the policy was low in the hospital. Staff and patients are being unnecessarily exposed to the hazard of latex.’