Needle Exchange (CW&C)
Commissioner Contact Details
VIA | Kelly Smith | E: kelly.smith@viaorg.uk
Service Information and Documentation
- Pharmacy Needle Syringe Programme SLA
- LPC Service Summary Sheet: Needle Exchange
- CWAC Extension for SC and NSP SLAs (1.4.24 to 30.6.24)
Training Requirements and Useful Links
- Pharmacists involved in the provision of the Supervised Consumption and/ or the Needle Exchange service must complete the CPPE Substance use and misuse – delivering pharmacy services (2020) https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l/substance-a-12
- Once the pharmacist has satisfied the requirements of the CPPE – The Pharmacist must complete a self- assessment of core competences and print and sign their “Personal Declaration of Qualifications and competence to deliver a Needle and Syringe Programme Self-declaration of Competence for community pharmacy services – Needle and Syringe Programme
- Pharmacists are responsible for reassessing their competence to deliver this service every three years. This will involve completing a new self-declaration of competence.