Needle stick injury

Posted on December 03^rd 2008

A care assistant from Kettering has received £6500 compensation after suffering a needle stick injury at work. The care assistant was putting rubbish in a bin when she came across a plastic bag containing needles lying on the floor next to the bin instead of in the sharps bin. As she went to put the needles in the correct bin she got struck in the leg. She had an agonising three-month wait to find out if she had contracted HIV or Hepatitis. Fortunately her results came back clear. The UK's largest public sector union is calling on all hospitals to use safer needles to protect their staff. An introduction of safer systems such as retractable needles or self-blunting devices would be a lot safer for everyone. The difference in price between safer needles and the ones they are currently using is a couple of pennies. News brought to you by www.insuremyliability.co.uk, call today for our specialist liability insurance.

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