Disposal Of Needles By Diabetics

EDM number 951 in 2008-09, proposed by Keith Vaz on 03/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Health services.

That this House notes with concern the difficulties diabetics have disposing of the 900 million needles used each year to inject insulin; identifies the inconvenience and expense associated with council collections of used needles; further notes the lack of a nationwide policy on the safe disposal of diabetes needles; condemns the fact that some pharmacies only accept needles from users of illicit drugs; and calls on the Government to legislate to ensure that GPs and pharmacies accept used needles from diabetics.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.