Sharps injuries prompt new UK calls for safety devices
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK's Health Protection Agency has raised the alarm over the continuing incidence of preventable needlestick injuries and associated blood-borne virus infections and, in a report on the latest statistics, has highlighted the need for safety devices. The report Eye of the needle features data on the surveillance carried out over the last seven years at the centres for infections in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.