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Legal regulation of the management of waste

Richard Griffith

British Journal of Nursing, Volume: 24, Issue: 15, Pages: 796 - 797

Swansea University Author: Richard Griffith

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DOI (Published version): 10.12968/bjon.2015.24.15.796

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Healthcare providers such as hospitals and clinics have a duty of care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and its regulations to ensure that the waste they produce does not cause pollution or present a hazard to health. Nurses are well placed to ensure that the trust they work for discharge...

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Published in: British Journal of Nursing
Published: 2015
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