Services Database Emergency Hormonal Contraception
Service ID
35741
Description
This service allows the provision of emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) as Levonelle 1500 under a Patient Group Direction (PGD), to females aged 13 years or over who present at the pharmacy within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse.
As well as supplying EHC if deemed appropriate, pharmacists are required to counsel clients requesting the EHC service (having had unprotected sex) about sexually transmitted infections. If signed up to the Office of Public Health Chlamydia Screening locally commissioned service, a chlamydia testing kit should be supplied (if appropriate). Pharmacies not signed up to the Chlamydia Screening service must signpost clients to a location where a testing kit and advice is available. Pharmacists should also provide clients with a small supply (3) of condoms and information regarding further availability.
Location of service
Dudley LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Emergency hormonal contraception
Other organisations involved
Office of Public Health and Contraception and Sexual Health Service (CaSH)
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
The pharmacist providing the consultation will have been assessed as competent to provide this service using the Harmonisation of Accreditation (HAG) Competency and Training Framework (C&TF) for emergency hormonal contraception. HAG requires the pharmacist to satisfactorily complete:
- CPPE Emergency Hormonal Contraception Learning Pack;
- CPPE Contraception Learning Pack;
- Either the CPPE Child Protection Pack or attendance at Child Protection Training level 1 delivered by Dudley Safeguarding Children’s team; and
- Attend a workshop run by the Office of Public Health and Contraception and Sexual Health Service (CaSH).
