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Community Pharmacy Injecting Equipment Provision -new service 2017-

Community Pharmacy Injecting Equipment Provision -new service 2017-. Elizabeth Hutchings - Substance Misuse Pharmacist. Programme:. Introduction to the new service specification Any questions? Water for injections. Any more questions?. Thank you. For coming tonight

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Community Pharmacy Injecting Equipment Provision -new service 2017-

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  1. Community Pharmacy Injecting Equipment Provision-new service 2017- Elizabeth Hutchings - Substance Misuse Pharmacist

  2. Programme: Introduction to the new service specification Any questions? Water for injections. Any more questions?

  3. Thank you • For coming tonight • Conducting 18,500 transactions last year • Distributing 331,000 syringes last year • 78% of syringes supplied in Fife come from the 19 IEP pharmacies

  4. Background to the service update • Hep C Action Plan: 2010 Guidelines • Emma’s visit: 2015 survey and observation of current practice • Service Specification: no review since set up in 2008 Time for an update:-

  5. The main differences: • £500 retainer and £2.00 transaction fee • Staff available for training • One “peer review” session • Four topics annually • Better use of NEO • Transaction data • Client details

  6. Other bits and pieces: • Provision of information on BBVs, safer injecting practices, overdose prevention, naloxone, wound management, sexual health etc. • Signposting to other services. • Access to the Minor Ailment Service

  7. The support team: • Ordering equipment – Sheila Dall • Data collection – Karen Welsh • Training – Helen Coulter • Stock control – Ashley Paterson • Anything else – Liz Hutchings Addaction: • Gareth Balmer • Chris Davison Please read your emails!

  8. Training resources:

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