Health Technical Memorandum 2065 Healthcare waste management. Segregation of waste streams in clinical areas (Archived)

Publication Year

1997

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides guidance on the development of management arrangements for the safe and economic handling and disposal of clinical waste. Gives background information on clinical waste disposal, briefly describes the options available, current strategies in NHS trusts, European initiatives, and management responsibilities including statutory requirements. Monitoring and quality assurance procedures are discussed, including the monitoring of both the clinical and none-clinical waste streams.

Document History

Archived publications are still available but should be used in the context that practice may have moved on or new technology emerged since their production. Some of these documents may not have been superseded or replaced due to their content not being healthcare specific. Documents marked historic are relevant to the time they were produced, such as case studies and may not be updated or superseded in the future.

ISBN

9780113220632

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