The Clean Needle Program reduces the spread of blood borne viruses including HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs and the wider community.

Drug And Alcohol Services South Australia - Clean Needle Program

Wentworth District Hospital

Dareton Primary Health Service

The Victorian Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) is a major public health initiative to minimise the spread of blood borne viruses HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C among injecting drug users and to the wider community.
OBJECTIVES
•	To provide a point of contact for IV drug users 
•	To minimise the spread of HIV and other blood borne viruses in the community 
•	To provide access to sterile injecting equipment 
•	To provide safe disposal options, education and condoms 
•	To provide counselling care and appropriate referral 
ITEMS PROVIDED
•	Fit packs containing sharps containers, sterile syringes & swabs 
•	Condoms 
•	Educational brochures and pamphlets 
•	Safe disposal outlet 
•	Contact point for referral 
•	Confidentiality

Sunraysia Community Health Services

SCHS takes a holistic approach to the needs of clients and the community with an emphasis on continuous quality improvement and excellence in service delivery based on the principles of collaborative primary care.

Mildura Health Services provides a FREE sharps disposal service for members of the community.

Sharps containers can be collected from the Health department during opening hours. When full the containers should be returned to the Health department.

The containers are collected from the Health department or Ouyen service centre and are disposed of by Elwaste Medical.

Opening hours Monday- Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm.

Mildura Health Services Providers also have syringe disposal units installed in toilet blocks around the municipality.

Mildura Rural City Council - Environmental Health Services

Services including Environmental Health, Immunisation, information/advice/referrals. Mildura Rural City Council is the local government area for around ten percent of Victoria.

Council has service offices in Mildura and Ouyen. It operates a number of works depots, maternal and child health facilities and other facilities throughout the municipality.

Needle Syringe Program provides free needles, swabs and syringes for injecting drug use, as well as providing a return facility for the safe disposal of used syringes and needles.  Free condoms and lubricant are also availabile.   This public health program has been effective in reducing blood borne diseases in our community.

Area Serviced
Horsham & district

Initial Contact
Emergency Department, Ph: 03 5381 9111     FAX: 03 5382 0829
Email: info@whcg.org.au

Additional Information
24 hours, 7 days a week<s

Wimmera Health Care Group - Wimmera Base Hospital

 The Wimmera Health Care Group is a large regional hospital providing a wide range of health services to the Wimmera region.
ARAPILES BUILDING
Allied Health Reception
Baillie St, Horsham 3400
Ph: 03 5381 9333  FAX: 03 5381 9330

Departments & Phone:

-- Admissions     5381 9353

-- Aged Care Assessment Team     5381 9190

-- Audiology     5381 9333

-- Centre Against Sexual Assault     5381 9272
Community Health Nursing  5362 1241

-- Community Liaison Office     5381 9309

-- Community Psychiatric Service     5381 6744

-- Community Rehabilitation Centre     5381 9289
 Continence Service  5381 9391 
Day Centre 5381 9391 

-- Dental Clinic     5381 9333

-- Diabetes Education     5381 9315

-- Dietitian     5381 9333

-- Director of Medical Services     5381 9251

-- Director of Clinical Services     5381 9251

-- District Nursing     5381 9391
Family Planning  5362 1240 
 HARP-CDM 5381 9022

-- Health Information Service     5381 9290

-- Infection Control Nurse     5381 9378

-- Kurrajong Lodge     5381 9271

-- Library      5381 9291

-- Mayne Health Diagnostic Imaging     5381 9237

-- Mayne Health Pathology     5381 9231

-- Occupational Therapy     5381 9333

-- Oxley Wing     5381 9258

-- Pharmacy    5381 9246

-- Physiotherapy     5381 9333

-- Podiatry     5381 9333

-- Pre-admission Clinic     5381 9348

-- Social Work     5381 9333

-- Speech Pathology    5381 9333
Wimmera Community Options:
  -   Linkages     5381 9338
  -   Carer Respite     5381 9336

-- Wimmera Hospice Care      5381 9363

-- Wimmera Nursing Home     5381 9307

-- Yandilla - Children’s Ward     5381 9261

Fees
Fees may apply for some services

Interpreting Services
Interpreting services are available through the Translating Interpreter Service.

Hours
24 hours, 7 days a week

Accreditation

Aged Care Accredited.  Acute/Primary Care areas registered with EquIP 2005 ww.ad

Needle Syringe Program provides free needles, swabs and syringes for injecting drug use, as well as providing a return facility for the safe disposal of used syringes and needles.  This public health program has been effective in reducing blood borne diseases in our community.  Initial contact through Reception Monday to Friday.

West Wimmera Health Service - Minyip Campus

Provides a wide range of community health and support services.  Fees:  some fees apply to some services.  Disabled Access:  access available through main door.  Hours:  8.30am to 5.00pm, Mon - Fri.  Accreditation 21 12 87 ACHS:  Primary Care, Organisation Code

Free machine
Internal dispensing chute
Disposal Bin

Broken Hill Hospital A&E Department

Aimed at minimising the spread of HIV, Hep B and C and other blood born viruses, needles and syringes are provided free of charge to injecting drug users.  A 24 hour disposal bin available on site provides for safe and accessible means of needle and syringe disposal.  Service offered in a comfortable and non-judgemental environment with information available on a variety of harm minimisation strategies.

Frances Hewett Community Centre

Services including Planned Activity Group, variety of support groups, NSP Program, Shire Services such as meals on wheels & Child & Maternal Health, womens' and men's health, exercise classes, community transport, counselling service and visiting clinicians.  Public Dental Service on site.

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