Needle and Syringe Program
Where to find this service
Where to find this service
What we do
Our confidential Needle and Syringe Program provides free injecting equipment (syringes, needles, swabs, containers) and safe retrieval of used equipment.
Prepared packs (with 5 syringes) are available from the administration staff at the front desks of Bacchus Marsh Hospital and Melton Health Hub. Other requests are dealt with by the Duty Worker or the Community Health Nurse including for referral.
Our Community Health Nurse delivers Safer Behaviour messages and is available for education or support in the community (i.e. retrieval of equipment).
We also have a needle and syringe program for hospital inpatients at Footscray and Sunshine Hospitals staffed by Addiction Medicine consultation liaison staff.
There is no cost for this service.
Who this service is for
This is a self-referral service. There are no requirements for eligibility.
Areas we service
Bacchus Marsh and Melton.
Opening hours
Sunshine Hospital: 7 days a week, 7am-9.30pm
Footscray Hospital: 7 days a week, 8.30am-5pm
Melton Health Hub: 7 days a week, 9am–10pm
Bacchus Marsh Hospital via Urgent Care: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day