Syringe Recapping Survey Question Title * 1. This survey is intended for European hospital pharmacists in practise.In which country do you practice hospital pharmacy? Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Previous to receiving this questionnaire, were you aware of European Council Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector? Yes No Comment Question Title * 3. If you answered Yes to Question 1, do you know if the Directive has been implemented in your country with guidance provided to hospital pharmacists? Yes, it has been implemented, with guidance provided to hospital pharmacists Yes, it has been implemented, but no guidance has been given to hospital pharmacists No, it has not been implemented yet I do not know if this Directive has been implemented in my country Comment Question Title * 4. The European Council Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector includes within its text the statement "the practice of recapping [syringes] shall be banned with immediate effect."Do you think this is proportionate, or do you think that health professionals such as hospital pharmacists, should be allowed to use professional discretion on syringe recapping, dependent on risk assessment? I support a full ban at the European level on the practice of recapping syringes I do not support a full ban and consider that hospital pharmacists should have discretion to recap syringes, based on risk assessment I have no opinion on this question Comment Question Title * 5. An alternative to a full ban on syringe recapping would be to distinguish between one-handed and two-handed recapping.Would you support a ban on the practice of two-handed (but not one-handed) recapping? Yes, I would support a ban on the practice of two-handed (but not one handed) syringe re-capping No, I believe both one-handed and two-handed syringe recapping should be banned No, I do not believe there should be a ban on either one-handed or two-handed syringe recapping. This should be left to the health professional's discretion. Comment Question Title * 6. Please add in the section below any other views or opinions you have on the regulation of syringes in the hospital context and the protection of health professional safety. Done