Healthcare

Deficit levels within the NHS are the highest they have ever been, whilst funding gaps and spending constraints have put even greater pressure on the service. This is where our healthcare waste management comes in to help.

Waste Management Healthcare Solutions

The number one priority for hospitals and healthcare practices is, and will always be, providing the highest level of patient care possible, but this must now be done while further managing costs and efficiencies.

Whilst saving money is crucial to the healthcare sector, it is important to remember that there is strict compliance around hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Waste must be properly segregated and correctly packaged and labelled to be ready for transit. Legal compliance paperwork must be completed correctly, and the waste must be stored and contained appropriately.

This places a greater need on the healthcare sector to partner with suppliers that can offer long-term waste management solutions that will reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, and increase levels of sustainability and compliance.

The new NHS clinical waste strategy places an increased focus on sustainable waste management. There is great emphasis on the need to reduce waste in the first instance, whilst also implementing circular economy principles.

Our Comprehensive Waste Optimisation Programme

Following guidance from the Healthcare Technical Memorandum (HTM) 07-01, we work in partnership with NHS trusts and healthcare practices to develop a comprehensive waste optimisation programme covering every aspect of waste disposal. The waste optimisation programme is designed to achieve the following outcomes:

• Cost reduction
• Reduction in waste volumes
• Reduction in CO2 emissions through reuse, recycling & more sustainable waste processing methods

• Diversion from landfill
• Improved efficiency
• Improved level of waste compliance
• Improved safety

Examples of Waste Management in Healthcare

There are various types of hospital waste management, including but not limited to the following:

• Clinical waste – 18 01 03* (human) / 18 02 02* (animal)
• Anatomical waste – 18 02 02*
• Cytotoxic and cytostatic – 18 01 08* (human) / 18 02 07* (animal)

• Offensive waste – 18 01 04 (human) / 18 02 03 (animal)
• Non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste – 18 01 09 (human) / 18 02 08 (animal)
• Healthcare chemical waste – EWC 180106*

Guaranteeing the Safe Management of Healthcare Waste

Our waste experts are on hand to visit your facility and carry out a free-of-charge waste pre-acceptance audit. Once complete, we will discuss your options with you and will help you create your hospital management waste plan.

Novus is fully insured, compliant, and accredited.