Initial Medical helps to keep your staff, customers and patients safe from the dangers of hazardous waste and infection spread. We deliver a trusted medical waste management service to your business, setting the standard in healthcare and infectious waste management in the UK. Our vital services include infection prevention, medical waste segregation and storage, as well as waste disposal.
Our vital and fully compliant medical waste and infection prevention services are built around our customers' needs and delivered by our highly trained local teams. Our solutions are practical and will be fully tailored to your specific needs.
Explore our homepage to find your specific medical waste service, advice and solutions on infection control or help with understanding complex waste legislation and regulations relating to your healthcare facility. If you cannot find what you are looking for, contact us and a local Initial Medical consultant will be in touch.
07
May
2025
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can result from infection during everyday care in the aesthetic clinic.
01
Apr
2025
Working to secure infection control is as much about effective hand hygiene as it is about cleaning surfaces. Choose handwashing products you can rely on from Initial Medical.
04
Mar
2025
Health Technical Memorandum 07-01 details the colour scheme all aesthetic clinics must use when segregating clinical waste.
20
Feb
2025
Safeguard your sharps disposal workflow, and protect practitioners, clients, and handlers of waste items at your aesthetics clinic.
01
Oct
2024
Clinical waste produced in your aesthetic clinic must be stored in a safe, compliant container - but can this container be environmentally friendly, too?
03
Jun
2024
Best practice guidelines for waste segregation following the Department of Health’s colour code for different waste streams.
01
May
2024
With a Signature No Touch Soap Dispenser from Initial Medical, you can help to prevent infection, while also demonstrating that you care.
10
Jan
2024
For optimum safety in your aesthetic clinic, you should have clearly designated disposal bins for sharps waste, such as needles and syringes.
01
Nov
2023
As we enter the season of coughs and sneezes, it’s even more important to keep the aesthetic clinic as hygienic as possible. Providing hand sanitisers for use by both clients and staff can help to prevent the spread of pathogens.
29
Apr
2017
Safe disposal of clinical waste is an integral aspect of the job. How does this differ for mobile practitioners?
15
May
2015
needlestick safety is something which everyone working in the cosmetic industry needs to be acutely aware of as part of their day-to-day role.
