Services Database Provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) in Community Pharmacy
Service ID
18648
Description
The aim of this service is to enable the provision of emergency hormonal contraception (EHC), free of charge to the patient, under a NHS Doncaster Patient Group Direction (PGD). Pharmacy contractors providing this service will be required to provide the service to appropriate patients who either “walk in” or are signposted from another organisation.
Location of service
Doncaster LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Emergency hormonal contraception
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
In order to offer the service, pharmacists must have:
- completed the CPPE Emergency Hormonal Contraception open learning program (2005); and
- attended the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) organised EHC initial training session. If the pharmacist has attended a non-DMBC organised training session, a DMBC agreed declaration of competence must be completed and submitted.
To continue providing the service, all pharmacists providing the service are required to attend an EHC refresher training session every two years (evidence of refresher training will be required if training was not organised by DMBC).
