If you find a used needle or syringe –
Do Not Touch It
24 hour needle find reporting system
If you see a needle/syringe in a public place you can report it for official removal by trained staff
To report a needle/syringe find:
- Phoneline 01253 477477 takes you to the Customer First service staffed Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm, Saturday 10am- 4pm
Please provide clear details of where you saw the needle/syringe
Advice for children
Children should be told that they should never touch needles or syringes – Instead they should report what they have seen to an adult they know.
If you ever get a needlestick injury:
Don't
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- Squeeze it to make it bleed
- Go to Accident and Emergency immediately – within two hours if at all possible
- Ring the numbers above to report the find.
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