Tour an exceptional health service with the people who know it best, health workers and people who inject drugs, in this twelve episode series.
Winner Best Documentary Australian Podcast Awards 2023
A fully independent and self-funded Alongside Radio (Australia) production.
Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Yagera land.
Created with the cooperation of North Richmond Community Health’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room.
You can support the show here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tour an exceptional health service with the people who know it best, health workers and people who inject drugs, in this twelve episode series.
Winner Best Documentary Australian Podcast Awards 2023
A fully independent and self-funded Alongside Radio (Australia) production.
Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Yagera land.
Created with the cooperation of North Richmond Community Health’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room.
You can support the show here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Zone 4 people wanting to alter their heroin use can start pharmacotherapy within 24 hours. Clients take the lead in managing their health, supported by trauma-informed care. The MSIR’s in-house medical services catch people at risk of falling between the cracks of the wider health system.
Featuring
Head of Security - Amri
Medical Director - Dr Nico Clark
Nurse and *EPOCH team member - Jen
Harm Reduction Practitioner and EPOCH team member - Dylan
MSIR Client - ‘Oscar Wilde’
Host - Michelle Ransom-Hughes
Credits
Producer/ Writer/ Editor/ Sound Design/ Mix: Michelle Ransom-Hughes
Atmospheric Sound Recordings: Michelle Ransom-Hughes and Jon Tjhia
Fact Checker: Shelley Cogger
Final Mix: Dylan Ransom-Hughes
Theme: Jen Anderson
Recorded on unceded Wurundjeri land, produced on unceded Turrbal/ Jagera land
An independent production of Alongside Radio (Australia), made with the cooperation of the North Richmond Community Health MSIR.
You can support the production here
Read the Ryan Review to get more stats and facts about the trial of the North Richmond MSIR
Resources and support for people who inject drugs
*The EPOCH program (in conjunction with St Vincent's Hospital) helped the MSIR meet its licensing objectives by reducing the rate of Blood Borne Viruses.
More than 360 people have started Hep-C treatments (as of June 2023), via the MSIR.
Thanks
(MSIR) Shelley Cogger, Dr Nico Clark, Zoe, Jen Anderson, James, Simon, and all the visiting clients and staff on duty, Sunday 26 June 2022.
Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Daniel Semo, Sophie Ransom, Jon Tjhia, Jaye Kranz, Lucy Osborne, Dave Suttee and Pippa Williams.
Episode art by Eloise McCullough
Music
Dusty and Freezing - Crowander (licensed)
Nobody Dies Here Theme - Jen Anderson (series original composition)
Hesi’im and Orange River by REW<< (CCbyANC4.0 via Free Music Archive)
Electronic Minute 328 by gis_sweden
Nnionn by TIm Khan (CCbyA via freesound)
Thanks to the generosity of all sound artists and musicians who share their work via Creative Commons licenses and help make independent productions viable.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.