Services Database Needle Exchange (Swindon Area)
Service ID
36295
Description
The service will provide open access, cost-effective, high quality provision to supply needles and syringes, advice and information.
In addition it will protect health and reduce the rate of blood-borne infections and drug related deaths among service users and protect the wider Swindon population:
- by reducing the rate of sharing and other high risk injecting behaviours;
- by providing sterile injecting equipment and other support;
- by promoting safer injecting practices;
- by providing and reinforcing harm reduction messages including safe sex advice and BBV immunisation advice; ans
- providing advice on overdose prevention (e.g. risks of poly-drug use and alcohol use).
Injectors who are or appear to be, under 18 years of age, need to be referred to the Swindon Walk in Centre, where a full assessment can be undertaken in conjunction with Swindon’s Young People’s Substance Misuse Service (SYPSMS).
Location of service
Swindon & Wiltshire LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Needle & syringe programme
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Not known.
Comments
This service is available in the Swindon area only.
