Supervised Consumption NL

Commissioner:

Per the letter sent to all NL pharmacies on the 5th April, North Lincolnshire drug and alcohol services contracting for pharmacies will be changing. From Monday 1st May 2023 We Are With You (‘With You’) will take over responsibility for commissioning pharmacy supervised consumption and needle syringe provision in North Lincolnshire from Agencia. The SLA is under review and will be sent once finalised.

Please note if your North Lincolnshire pharmacy is not currently commissioned to provide Supervised consumption/Needle exchange but you are interested in engaging with either/both of these services, please contact We Are With You as per the letter.

Service Period:

01/05/2023 – 31/03/2025

If you require a copy of the Service Specification or Service Contract, please contact humber.lpc@nhs.net to request a copy.

Please note most service specification documents are hosted and downloadable from the PharmOutcomes Service platform

Slides from the training event held on the 18th of April 2023 are also available. If you were unable to attend and would like a copy of the slides please email the humber address above.

Training:

Read the Service Specification and complete the necessary training/CPD to provide the service.

Claims:

All claims to be submitted via the PharmOutcomes platform

We Are With You have created a suite of new resources for colleagues to share with clients and partners to raise awareness of contaminated drugs. This includes:

• A poster about contaminated drugs.
• A business card with overdose signs and symptoms.
• A leaflet about contaminated drugs.
• An easy read Z card about contaminated drugs.
• An easy-read Z card which provides guidance on how to use self-test drug strips.

These new resources compliment the new self-test drug strip ‘how to’ video and wider operational actions which are being delivered to help protect clients and communities from the harms associated with contaminated drugs.

Information is also available on the website about contaminated drugs and the self-test drug kits.