The Trust is shortly changing its supply of BM lancets, used for capillary blood sampling.
The new lancets, which come in ‘normal’ and ‘extra’ sizes, should start to arrive on station over the next few weeks:
The lancets, made by company Unistik-3, are simple to use. Simply twist off the grey sterile cap, hold to the finger and press down the side release button. The needle point is hidden before and after use, and automatically retracts to avoid needlestick injuries and cross infection.
Published 2nd June, 2016