Taliban using HIV bombs
"Taliban fighters are burying dirty needles with their bombs in a bid to infect British troops with HIV, The Sun can reveal. Hypodermic syringes are hidden below the surface pointing upwards to prick bomb squad experts as they hunt for devices. The heroin needles are feared to be contaminated with hepatitis and HIV." (thesun.co.uk, June 10 2010)
Booby trapping, using needles, is a real issue not only in Afghanistan, but also in the UK. Our suite of sharps training programmes are designed to raise awareness of the risks to operatives in potentially dangerous areas.
Impact of scheme to cut drug-related crime "not known"
"The Home Office does not know if a £1.2 bn-a-year scheme to tackle problem drug users reduced the costs of associated crime, MPs say.
The committee said there were 330,000 problem users of heroin and crack cocaine who cost society £15bn a year, with crime accounting for £13.9bn of that figure. However, the committee said in its report: "The government spends £1.2bn a year on measures aimed at tackling problem drug use, yet does not know what overall effect this spending is having." BBC News Website, April 2010
Growing Doubts about HIV Vaccine
"Doubts have been raised about the reliability of a trial suggesting success for a vaccine against HIV. In the large-scale trial in Thailand, a combination of vaccines seemed to give voluntees a protective effect of 31%.... But new data, being published a a conference in Paris is believed to question that assertion". BBC News Website - October 2009
Currently, the only protection from HIV remains through adherence to safer practices both in our social lives and in the workplace. Our sharps training identifies a safer way of working to reduce the risk of needlestick injury.
British Crime Survey finds rise in Class A drug use
"There has been a 3% increase in the use of Class A drugs in England and Wales, Home Office figures show. The British Crime Survey found almost four in every 100 people used a Class A drug in 2008-09. " BBC News Website - July 2009
This report once again highlights the importance for workers to receive suitable sharps training to help them develop safer ways of working in areas where discarded needles might be found.
"Change is on the way for delivery of training in the UK"
"According to our 2009 survey on learning and development, the role of line managers is growing as a result of the recession. The survey shows that 61% of respondents are investing in new programmes to develop line managers to help them deliver effective training"-CIPD Newsletter April 2009
Follow the "Other courses" link to find out more about our new "Train the Trainer" programme and discover how it can help your organisation manage more in-house training.
