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XXX Council is considering ways to improve the management of community sharps in its local government area. Community sharps are sharps that have been generated by non-clinical activities. This category includes needles, syringes and lancets used by people with diabetes and other medical conditions requiring self-injection in the home.
A significant number of generators of community sharps currently dispose of this equipment directly into household garbage bins or council litter bins, and in some cases, into council recycling services. This may be because they are unaware of the potential for waste services workers and community members to experience needlestick injuries as a result of this practice, or because they dont know the location of community sharps disposal facilities. In other cases, existing disposal facilities may not have been particularly accessible for some members of the community.
Even though it is considered highly unlikely that the recipient of a needlestick injury from a community sharp would acquire a blood borne virus, there is often considerable emotional trauma associated with the possibility of disease transmission.
XXX Council is interested in forming partnerships with pharmacists/expanding its existing program to provide community sharps disposal facilities in local pharmacies. There are already many successful pharmacy disposal programs operating in КкСЯГдЙЯЭј, with around 30% of councils now operating these services. The location of many of the pharmacies providing a community sharps disposal service can be viewed on the Diabetes Australia-КкСЯГдЙЯЭј website at HYPERLINK "http://www.diabetesnsw.com.au/livingwell" www.diabetesnsw.com.au/livingwell under Sharps disposal programs.
Participation in these programs delivers an additional service to customers, as well as demonstrating community support and environmental responsibility by providing a safe disposal option for a problematic medical waste.
These programs are not part of the Pharmacy NSP Scheme, and are separately funded by each council to provide a convenient safe disposal facility for people who are required to self-inject to treat a medical condition. Typically, pharmacies are requested to provide a suitable secure location (not accessible to the public) for a 50-litre sharps container and to promote the community sharps disposal service to customers. Copies of a poster and brochure are available from the Council for this purpose. Supply of sharps containers, disposal arrangements and disposal costs will be the responsibility of the Council.
For more information or to register your interest in participating in the pharmacy disposal program please contact Mr/Ms XXX on telephone XXX XXXX.
Even if you are unable to be part of this program, your assistance in advising your pharmacy customers not to dispose of community sharps into council waste or recycling services would be greatly appreciated. Promoting the importance of the safe disposal of community sharps to customers will help to minimise the incidence of inappropriate disposal, and protect the health of council employees, contractors and community members.
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