Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Recycling and Waste Operations Manager on proposals for clinical waste.

Executive Councillor: Mrs M L Beuttell.

The Cabinet has evaluated the options based on patient benefits, cost, risk and impact and endorsed the Pharmacy Model (free to patient) with Charged Household Collections as the option to provide a sharps clinical waste and disposal service in the District.

By means of a report by the Recycling and Waste Operations Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Cabinet gave consideration to proposals for the collection and disposal of clinical waste in the District.

In introducing the report, the Executive Councillor for Operations and Regulation reported upon the duty placed upon the Council to arrange collection of clinical waste from households of self-treating patients and proposed the adoption of the Pharmacy Model (free to patients) with Charged Household Collections. In doing so, Executive Members were mindful of the impact this may have upon vulnerable patients. The Corporate Director (Services) drew the Cabinet’s attention to the linked risks identified within the Annual Governance Statement and informed the Cabinet that discussions had already been held with the Chair of the local pharmacy network. In noting the comments of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Customer and Partnerships), the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  that the Pharmacy Model (free to patients) with Charged Household Collections, as set out in paragraph 5.4 of the report now submitted, be approved to provide a sharps clinical waste and disposal service in the District.