Health: Needlestick Injuries Debate
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Baroness Masham of Ilton
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Health: Needlestick Injuries
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Lord Freud
This applies to human health and not to other industries such as waste and veterinary.
Baroness Masham of Ilton
My Lords, will the Minister consider expanding the directive to include patients living in the community, because there is so much emphasis now on care in the community? It is very difficult to get rid of sharps boxes, and if people have to inject themselves before going on an aeroplane there are no sharps boxes at airports.