Abstract

It is now seven years since the USA signed into law the Needle Stick Safety and Prevention Act which requires all healthcare facilities to purchase and provide needle protective devices (NPDs) in order to reduce the risk of needlestick injury (NSI). By comparison, both the UK and the rest of Europe have yet to adopt prescriptive legislation on NPDs. Although the UK's Health Act requires that there must be the provision of medical devices that incorporate sharps protection, there is no associated guidance and therefore the Act is open to wide interpretation.

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