Community Health Nursing - Needle And Syringe Program
| Telephone | Melton: 8746 1100 Bacchus Marsh: 5367 9674 |
| Fax | Melton: 8746 2632 Bacchus Marsh: 5367 4274 |
| Contact | Community Health Nurses Duty worker or front desk administration staff. |
| Address | Melton Community Health Centre (Business hours only) Cnr. Yuille/High Street (PO Box 3) Melton VIC 3337 Emergency Department (24 hr access x 7 days per week) Bacchus Marsh and Melton Regional Hospital Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340. Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre (Business hours only) Turner Street (PO Box 330) Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340 |
| Service Description | The confidential Needle and Syringe Program offers free injecting equipment (syringes, needles, swabs, containers) and safe retrieval of used equipment. Prepared packs (with 5 syringes) are available at the front desks, by the administration staff. Other requests are dealt with by the Duty Worker or the Community Health Nurse including for referral. The Community Health Nurse is delivering Safer Behaviour messages and is available for education or support in the community (i.e. retrieval of equipment). |
| Eligibility | Any clients presenting, including with diabetes. |
| Access hours | Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre and Melton Community Health Centre, 9.00m – 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Open until 7.00pm on Wednesdays for young clients at Melton Community Health Centre (see ‘Backdoor Clinic’). |
| Referral process | Self-referral. |
| Cost to client | Nil |