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Community healthcare can take many forms and occurs in various environments.
It includes activities undertaken by all healthcare workers who provide services outside of hospitals to patients and client’s in their own homes, residents in care homes (without nursing care) and clinics.
Community health care waste may be;
- Infectious waste
- Offensive/hygiene waste
- Cytotoxic/cytostatic
- Medicinal products.
Health care workers working in the community and the household environment need to assess the waste they are producing for the hazardous properties it may contain. This should be based on, professional assessment, clinical signs and any prior knowledge of the patient/client.
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