Services Database Supervised Consumption Service (Waltham Forest Area)

Aims and intended service outcomes

• To ensure service user compliance with their prescribed regime by:
  • • Dispensing medication in specified instalments as instructed on the prescription
    • Supervising the consumption of prescribed medication in the pharmacy
• To reduce opportunity for diversion and illicit supply of controlled drugs.
• To provide regular contact with healthcare professionals for service users.

• The lead pharmacists providing the service are required to successfully complete:
  • CPPE Substance Use and Misuse (Modules 1 – 4) and the associated learning
  • CPPE Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults and the associated learning
• All pharmacists will be required to complete the CPPE Declaration of Competence for Supervised Consumption of Prescribed Medicines. The declaration will need to be confirmed on PharmOutcomes via enrolment.
• The training requirements must be met within three months of joining the service and updated every three years.
• A representative from the pharmacy may be required to attend an annual training event.
• The accredited pharmacist will attend the initial training and accreditation evening organised by CGL before commencing the service.
• The lead pharmacists will be responsible for identifying staff training needs and for recording their own Continuing Professional Development, and cascading training to all staff where appropriate.