Impact of a latex policy on an acute NHS hospital: an audit.
Occup Med (Lond). 2005 Sep;55(6):501-3.
Impact of a latex policy on an acute NHS hospital: an audit.
‘Bell L, Watt AD, Straine L.
Occupational Health, Navy House, Fife, UK. Linda.Bell@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk’
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.
MeSH Terms: Cohort Studies – Gloves, Protective/utilization* – Guideline Adherence* – Health Policy* – Hospitals, Teaching/organization & administration – Humans – Interviews – Latex/adverse effects* – Medical Staff, Hospital – Occupational Exposure/preve
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