Services Database Supervised Consumption Service (South Tyneside Area)

Service ID

109103

Description

Aims of the service are:
• To offer user-friendly, non judgmental, client-centred and confidential service
• To ensure compliance with the agreed treatment plan by:
*Dispensing in specified instalments
* Ensuring each supervised dose is correctly consumed by the patient for whom it
was intended
• To reduce the risk to local communities of:
* Over-usage or under-usage of medicines
* Diversion of prescribed medicines
• To provide service users with regular contact with healthcare professionals and to
help them access further advice or assistance.
• The service user will be referred to specialist treatment centres or other health and
social care professionals If there are any concerns

Location of service

Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC

Commissioner

Other: PSNE

Method of commissioning

Source of funding

Service type

Supervised administration

Other organisations involved

Dates

Start date:
End date:

Status

Ongoing

Training

Not known.

Comments

This service is available in the South Tyneside area only.