Reducing Needle Stick Injuries in the Satellite Laboratories
Care Process & Redesign
Singapore Healthcare Management Congress
SingHealth
31 December 2021
To reduce needle stick injuries in the satellite laboratories. Safety controls have effectively reduced NSIs to zero.
Year Submitted: 2021
Published Date: 31 December 2021
Tags: Care Process ＆ Redesign, Quality Improvement, Workflow Redesign, Value Based Care, Safe Care, Risk Management, Adverse Outcome Reduction, Clinical Practice Improvement
About this Content
Aims
To reduce needle stick injuries in the satellite laboratories.
Background
Rise in sharps injuries; targeted laboratory safety improvements.
Methods
Risk assessments, staff surveys, and infrastructure changes.
Results
Zero NSI cases reported in 2020.
Conclusion
Safety controls have effectively reduced NSIs to zero.
Lessons Learnt
Improved facility design and safety education were critical.
Keywords
Laboratory Safety, Sharps Injuries, Disposing Used Needles.
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | SingHealth |
Organization(s) Involved | Singapore General Hospital |
Platform(s) | Singapore Healthcare Management Congress |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Nursing, Medical |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Pathology |
Project Lead(s) | Fiona Chan |
Project Member(s) | Loh Soo Ling |
Connect with this contributor!
Fiona Chan - singaporehealthcaremanagement@singhealth.com.sg
Project Attachment
C631_SGH_SHM2021_Reducing_Needle_Stick_Injuries_in_the_Satellite_Laboratories.pdf