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<blockquote data-quote="crushersmum" data-source="post: 132033" data-attributes="member: 14568"><p><strong>Re: Sharps Disposal - Help Needed</strong></p><p></p><p>It depends on where you live - My GP has put the bins on the prescription as the diabetic nurse told he they were needed - a letter from the hospital can help here, and the local council collect them (& even take bookings for collection via email!) and ALSO leave a new bin at the same time . This is easier than getting them from the GP so I only use the council service. Whereas my sister ( who has 2 insulin dependant diabetics in the house so uses a lot of needles) has a local council who don't supply the bins, but will collect them for free, and a GP who is also reluctant to supply them too, so she orders 10 at a time over the internet (which is the cheepest way to buy then) and stores the spare bins till needed - disposing via the free council collection service.</p><p></p><p>There is also a tiny thing called a needle clipper, which can be used to cut off the sharp end of the needle or lancet that we do get on prescription for cutting off the sharp points & that you dispose of the whole plastic device when full - very useful for safety when disposing of sharps when out for the day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crushersmum, post: 132033, member: 14568"] [b]Re: Sharps Disposal - Help Needed[/b] It depends on where you live - My GP has put the bins on the prescription as the diabetic nurse told he they were needed - a letter from the hospital can help here, and the local council collect them (& even take bookings for collection via email!) and ALSO leave a new bin at the same time . This is easier than getting them from the GP so I only use the council service. Whereas my sister ( who has 2 insulin dependant diabetics in the house so uses a lot of needles) has a local council who don't supply the bins, but will collect them for free, and a GP who is also reluctant to supply them too, so she orders 10 at a time over the internet (which is the cheepest way to buy then) and stores the spare bins till needed - disposing via the free council collection service. There is also a tiny thing called a needle clipper, which can be used to cut off the sharp end of the needle or lancet that we do get on prescription for cutting off the sharp points & that you dispose of the whole plastic device when full - very useful for safety when disposing of sharps when out for the day. [/QUOTE]
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