Services Database Pharmacy Needle Exchange Service (Nottingham City Area)
Service ID
44822
Description
Pharmacy contractors will dispense sterile injecting equipment to injecting drug users and receive used injecting equipment in return for safe disposal. Pharmacy contractors will provide injecting related harm reduction advice and signpost to more specialist harm reduction services and/or treatment services as required.
Location of service
Nottinghamshire LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Needle & syringe programme
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Before a new pharmacy needle exchange service is established, the CDP will visit the pharmacy together with the pharmacy lead from the specialist needle exchange service for an on-site briefing and make necessary arrangements for the contract to be read and signed.
The pharmacist is encouraged to order and complete the latest CPPE courses relating to needle and syringe exchange as soon as possible prior to signing up to this contract and to maintain their levels of training in line with any new courses or guidance as they become available.
Comments
This service is available in the Nottingham City area only.
