A Knowsley-based company has designed and developed a range of products to help the NHS cut waste.
The ground-breaking technology is being pioneered in a partnership with the Innovation Centre at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, and piloted with a number NHS trusts across England, as part of the NHS's carbon reduction and sustainability programme. The company, NeedleSmart, is helping the NHS reduce CO2 emissions in its clinical waste disposal by 95% as part of its Carbon Reduction Strategy, saving tens of millions of pounds in clinical waste destruction.
The NeedleSmart technology is also part of a programme to reduce and eradicate 100,000 needlestick injuries, which affect all healthcare workers across the NHS. This initiative alone will help save the NHS and its trusts more than £127 million each year, the company says.
