Last Updated on 23 October 2024 by Kim Ormsby
Ensuring that care home waste is disposed of in the correct waste stream might not sound like a big deal, but it is a process fraught with error, and one to be ignored at your peril. Failure to comply with strict regulations runs the risk of putting your care home in danger of not being able to operate.
- Comply with regulation through the pre-acceptance audit, and duty of care audit
- Enhance resident safety through good healthcare waste policy
- Cut costs by preventing waste from being disposed in the wrong waste channels
- Reduce CO2 emissions
- Access free e-learning training from Health Education England
- Avoid non-compliance that could lead to CQC involvement
- Access an audit app that cuts the audit process from days, to just 40 minutes
