LibDem Euro MP Liz Lynne hosted a reception with Heath First Europe to mark victory in the long campaign for a law to tackle the serious risks faced by nurses and other health workers from needle stick injuries.
The event in the European Parliament in Brussels follows a final decision by EU ministers to adopt new laws to prevent needle stick injuries in the workplace.
Nursing organisations and campaigners estimate that every year, across the EU, up to one million preventable injuries are sustained from needle stick and sharp objects in medical workplaces. For the UK alone, the estimate is 100,000 annual incidents. These injuries can transmit blood borne infections such as Hepatitis C and HIV.
Liz Lynne, Vice President of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee, has campaigned for this legislation since 2004 and drafted the European Parliament’s recent resolution on the subject…… http://bit.ly/c8uaxw
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