Children's Community Nursing Service, Richmond
Disposal of sharps, and sharps bin
It is important to dispose of all used needles and lancets in a safe way to avoid injury and cross infection.
Always dispose of used needles and lancets in a special disposal bin called a sharps bin.
Your GP or diabetes team will give you the disposal bin (sharps bin) free on prescription if you are new to using sharps items.
The following can go into the sharps bin:
- used syringes and needles
- lancets for blood glucose testing
- empty insulin cartridges.
Medisort collect domestic clinical waste from Richmond residents who produce this waste at home.
To request clinical waste collection from an address in Richmond, do one of the following.
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Visit the Medisort website directly: https://
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Email Medisort on ask
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Call Medisort on 01903 719646
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Contact Medisort directly if you wish to change the date or time of your next or future collections.
Contact Medisort directly if you no longer require their collection service.
Medisort collect domestic clinical waste from Hounslow residents who produce this waste at home.
To request clinical waste collection from an address in Hounslow, do the following.
Ask your healthcare professional to refer you to Medisort, who collect clinical waste in Hounslow.
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Download and complete a referral form and take it to your medical professional for their approval.
Clinical waste referral form
Your medical professional must sign or stamp your form before you send it to Medisort.
When you've completed your form, you can either:
• scan it and email it to ask
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• post it to Medisort Ltd, Unit A, Fort Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 7QU
After the initial referral, you can contact Medisort directly to arrange for a collection, amend or report a missed collection.
Medisort: 01903 719646
Essentia Community Services collect domestic clinical waste from Kingston residents who produce this waste at home.
To request clinical waste collection from an address in Kingston, do the following.
Call Essentia directly on 020 7188 9399
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Visit: https://
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Email Essential directly on: essentiaenvironment
If you are travelling with work or are going on holiday, you can access needle clipping devices on prescription. These make it much easier to dispose of needles if you are on the move.
Speak to your GP about needle clipping devices on prescription.
Contact information
Contact the Diabetes Specialist Team at Teddington Memorial Hospital if you have questions about your diabetes or treatment.
Diabetes Specialist Team
Teddington Memorial Hospital
Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0JL