| 10/04/08 |
Programme and powerpoint presentations for the 2008 AGM and all day meeting held on Friday 4 April available for download. Click here for details. |
| 05/03/08 |
2008 AGM and all day meeting to be held on Friday 4 April 2008 at Enterprise Park Conference Centre, Derby. Attendance is FREE OF CHARGE for all NNEF members.
Click here for details. |
| 19/02/08 |
Download the excellent 4-part series 'hepatitis C and needle exchange' (published in Findings magazine) by Mike Ashton. Essential reading for everyone interested in needle
exchange. For more information, click here. |
| 29/01/08 |
Updated version of the Medway Community Safety Partnership and Kent Drug and Alcohol Action Team harm reduction assessment form posted on the site. To download the latest version of the form, click here. |
| 16/09/07 |
MHRA Medical Device Alert
Syringes: BD Medical Surgical Systems Plastipak 1ml, 2ml, 5ml and 10ml hypodermic Luer slip syringes manufactured between April 2007 and August 2007.
To download the pdf of this alert, click here. |
| 12/07/07 |
Helen Wilks, Harm Reduction Coordinator from Torbay DAAT has posted an annotated copy of a letter they sent to their local police service that can act as a template to be used by any service wanting to get a local agreement to supply foil (or any other item that is in technical breach of section 9a of the misuse of drugs act) on the shared resources page, to see it, click here. |
| 21/06/07 |
Medway Community Safety Partnership and Kent Drug and Alcohol Action Team have developed a well designed, and comprehensive harm reduction assessment form, which they offer here for free download to inform the work of other services. To download a pdf of the form, click here. |
| 19/06/07 |
SOHO Rapid Access Clinic have offered the assessment forms they use for free download via this website. To view/download the forms, click here. |
| 16/02/07 |
Torbay's young people's needle exchange policy by Safer Communities Torbay and CheckPoint Under 18s Drug and Alcohol Service has been posted by NNEFplanning group member Helen Wilks.
To go to the link to download the 76 page pdf policy and guidance document, click here. |
| 22/01/07 |
Images of a crack information leaflets written by Emilie Taylor and colleagues from Turning Point, Sheffield posted to the (new) shared resources page. |
| 18/12/06 |
Additions posted to the 'Policy & Practice' page. To view or download these documents, click here.
- Herefordshire (DASH) Needle Exchange Scheme
- Somerset needle exchange guidelines
- The Queensland State Needle and Syringe Programme Policy
- Victoria State Needle and Syringe Programme Policy
- Australian Salvation Army Needle and Syringe Programme Policy
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| 07/11/06 |
NNEF have published a consensus statement with UKHRA and Exchange Supplies defining best practice in needle exchange. To read it, click here |
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| 14/07/06 |
Powerpoint presentations from the National Needle Exchange Forum meeting on 7th July posted. To see them, click here. |
| 12/06/06 |
NNEF open meeting on 07/07/06 announced, click here for details. |
| 20/02/06 |
Briefing paper covering insurance for needle exchanges by Kerry Thompson
from Exeter Drugs Project added to the website. To read it, click here. |
| 21/11/05 |
Wendy Rayner's excellent powerpoint presentation to the National Needle Exchange Forum Meeting on 13th October now online. Also posted, a copy of the Environment Agency low risk waste guidelines. |
| 18/10/05 |
Planning group details updated. |
| 07/10/05 |
Revised agenda for meeting on 13th
October 2005, For details, click
here. |
| 10/09/05 |
Agenda posted for meeting on 13th
October 2005, For details, click
here. |
| 13/06/05 |
Meeting date and venue fixed for
October 2005. For details, click
here. |
| 03/06/05 |
Meeting
on 10th June cancelled |
| 22/03/05 |
Minutes
of NNEF AGM on 25/2/05 posted |
| 22/03/05 |
Home page updated with NNEF aims
and objectives, and full terms of reference posted. To
see them, click here. |
| 22/03/05 |
Correspondence with Becton Dickinson
regarding the manufacturing problems with their syringes
posted. To see it, click
here. |
| 22/03/05 |
Excellent review by Mike Ashton in
Findings magazine on needle exchange and hepatitis C
posted to the policy and practice page. To view it, click
here. |
| 22/03/05 |
Powerpoint presentation to the NNEF
AGM on the National Needle Exchange Survey posted. To
see it, click here. |
| 18/03/05 |
Minutes
of NNEF meeting 1/4/04 posted |
| 16/03/05 |
Names and contact details of the
NNEF planning group
posted. |
| 08/03/05 |
Following approval at the NNEF AGM
on 25th Feb, the website goes live |
| April 2004 |
Domain registered. |
