Miscellaneous health services

Tender description

The service will provide a locally accessible, effective, first point of contact for harm reduction initiatives for individuals misusing drugs and alcohol. The service will offer sustainable harm reduction initiatives including thorough blood borne virus provision, needle exchange for opiate users, steroid needle exchange pilot, Naloxone and respond with effective harm reduction interventions to address emerging harms associated with new drug misusing trends and patterns. The service will provide a locally accessible, effective, first point of contact for harm reduction initiatives for individuals misusing drugs and alcohol. The service will offer sustainable harm reduction initiatives including thorough blood borne virus provision, needle exchange for opiate users, steroid needle exchange pilot, Naloxone and respond with effective harm reduction interventions to address emerging harms associated with new drug misusing trends and patterns. The Service is anticipated to run from 1/4/20-31/3/23 with the option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year subject to satisfactory review and budget availability.