Eye on the needle. Interview by Lynne Pearce.
Nurs Stand. 2005 Oct 12-18;20(5):23-5.
Eye on the needle. Interview by Lynne Pearce.
O’Toole S.
Sally O’Toole has been a driving force in the introduction of safer cannulas and reducing the number of sharps injuries in her large NHS trust. Sharps injuries featured among the top three categories of injuries in the trust. Getting key stakeholders on board was crucial to the introduction of new cannulas. Working with the manufacturer meant product costs were not increased. An extensive programme of staff training was undertaken. Changing the way sharps injuries are reported should allow better monitoring.
MeSH Terms: Accidents, Occupational/prevention & control* – Accidents, Occupational/statistics & numerical data – Attitude of Health Personnel – Benchmarking – Education, Nursing, Continuing/organization & administration – England/epidemiology – Hos
Publication Types: Interview
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