NHS Lothian’s Harm Reduction Team are responsible for Injecting Equipment Provision​.
At the Harm Reduction Team, we provide specialist safer injecting advice to those injecting all substances. Please see the below link for a list of all Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) services and locations throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Location of all Lothian Injecting Equipment Provision services and locations
Most IEP is provided at drop in and outreach services. If you have any queries, please call the Harm Reduction Team on 0131 537 8300. The specialist IEP sites can also provide many other services such as blood-borne virus testing, naloxone and other support such as access to opioid substitute treatment and other support services.
Below are links to our Policy and Guidance.
Injecting Equipment Provision in Scotland: Good Practice Guidance
Lothian’s Injecting Equipment Provision Policy
Lothian’s Injecting Equipment Provision Guidelines
Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing is a simple, minimally invasive way to screen for infections like Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and HIV using just a finger-prick sample.
🩸 How it works
- A small pinprick is made on the finger (like a glucose test).
- Drops of blood are placed onto a special DBS card (filter paper).
- The card dries and is sent to a lab for analysis.
Order your self-testing kits using the QR code below or email loth.communitybbvteam@nhs.scotÂ
Here is the link to the Intranet page where people can find out more about the DBS training and how to contact us if they are interested in attending the training. Dried Blood Spot Testing Training
