Clinical waste management information system Direction 2018
Directions given by NHS England requiring NHS Digital to establish and operate a system for the collection of information to be known as the Clinical Waste Management information system.
Purpose
To monitor contingency arrangements and ensure patient safety and maintenance of essential services regarding waste management in the NHS.
Legal basis
Sections 254, (3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
The Direction came into force on 28 November 2018.
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