Fenland Council looks set to operate a free sharps boxes collection service at selected pharmacies and GP surgeries

Changes to the way clinical waste is dealt with in Fenland are set to be discussed on Thursday (13) with plans to retain free collection points for sharps boxes.

A report to Thursday's Fenland Cabinet meeting is recommending that from April 1 next year the council should provide free sharps box drop-off points in local pharmacies and most GP surgeries.

It explains the move is necessary after NHS England announced earlier in the summer that it would no longer be providing the...
source: Fenland Citizen

2018-12-06 17:44

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