Here are the shownotes for Hooked 21:Filters.

We spoke about wheel filters, the website I was on during the show was this one.

We talked at length on the reasons not to use cotton wool based filters, but strangely the one thing we didn't mention was cotton fever, maybe because we don't see it much in the UK.

We mentioned that removing the needle before drawing up through a filter is a good idea, and part of that discussion involved talking about NeverShare syringes.

I also spoke about the new syringe from Frontier Medical that contains a tiny filter in the cap.

Although I don't think they are easy to use it is worth looking at the Sterifilt filter system.

And finally we had a discussion on what steps you can take to make sure the water used is the safest possible, there is a great poster on water safety.

Let us know what you thought of this show, and get in touch if you have any suggestions for topics we should cover.