Medicines Waste and Sharps Services

Service Level Agreement

Any questions regarding collection schedules or to get extra bins please email: Loth.TransportClinicalWasteEnq@nhs.scot  (please note this contact is for pharmacy teams only and will be unable to support patient queries. Patients should be directed to the Patients Experience Team

REMEMBER: ONLY patient returned medicines should be placed in your dispensary bins; all other items (e.g. expired stock, confidential waste, general waste, recycling) should be disposed of via your own private waste collection services which every pharmacy should have set up

REMEMBER: Segregate your waste appropriately for collection.

Please see a list of sites currently offering a sharps service Important Updates – Pharmacies