Services Database Sexual Health Service (Sunderland)

Provision of Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Postal Packs
The Community Pharmacy will:

1.  Supply free Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea postal kits to Service Users
   accessing EHC upon request.
2. Proactively offer Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea postal kits to Service
   Users accessing EHC who are attending the Community Pharmacy
   (i.e. when collecting prescriptions or asking for health advice).
3. Liaise with the supplier of Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea postal kits to
   ensure stock levels are maintained. Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea
   postal kits and relevant materials will be provided to the Community
   Pharmacy free of charge.
4. Ensure each Service User is aware that all instructions are in the kit,
   though the Community Pharmacy should specifically highlight how to
   complete the screening form and how to send the sample off to the
   laboratory.
5. Explain the results notification process to the Service User (for
   example, phone call, text, email or letter).
6. Advise that if a person thinks they may be at risk of a chlamydia
   infection, it is important to be tested immediately. If it is less than two
   weeks since the person had sex, another test should be repeated 2
   weeks post unprotected sexual intercourse as the infection might not
   always be found in the early stages.

Provision of condom distribution as part of the C-Card Scheme
The Community Pharmacy will:

1. Distribute free condoms to Service Users aged 13-24 through the CCard scheme, in accordance with local scheme procedures.
2. Register new eligible Service Users (re-register if after a period of
   inactivity on the database).
3. Liaise with the supplier of condoms for the C-Card scheme to ensure
   stock levels are maintained. Condoms and any other relevant
   materials will be provided to the Community Pharmacy free of charge.
4. Record the C-Card barcode via a designated web-based system.
5. Provide advice and/ or leaflets on use of condoms and information on
   the C-Card scheme to prevent STI and unplanned pregnancy.
6. Refer the young person to another local provider signed up to the CCard scheme if the Community Pharmacy is not registered or the young person is not already registered on the scheme. Record in PharmOutcomes the quantity of registrations and distributions
   completed for the month previous.

Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Knowledge
• Complete the CPPE Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults e-learning (1
hour).
• Pass the safeguarding e-assessment.
Or:
Basic Awareness (Alerter) Training in Safeguarding Adults (level 1)
• Complete the Sunderland Safeguarding Adults Board e-learning (45
minutes).
Basic Awareness (Foundation) Training in Safeguarding Children
• Complete the Sunderland Safeguarding Children Partnership approved
Training www.safeguardingchildrensunderland.com in Safeguarding Children
(1 to 2 hours)

Consultation Skills for Pharmacy Practice (3 hours)
• Complete the CPPE Consultation Skills e-learning or distance learning.
• Pass the consultation skills e-assessment.
Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Screening (1 hour)
• Read the document National Chlamydia Screening
Programme (NCSP): An Overview available NCSP website using the
following link: www.chlamydiascreening.nhs.uk/ps/overview.asp
• Read the documents Chlamydia: Looking after your sexual health and
Gonorrhea: Looking after your sexual health available to download as a
PDF from the Family Planning Association (FPA) website using the following
links:
www.fpa.org.uk/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-help/chlamydia
www.fpa.org.uk/sites/default/files/gonorrhoea-information-andadvice.pdf
• Please note section 5.1 of the BNF provides a Summary of antibacterial therapy
Table 1. The section titled Genital system details the antibiotics regimes for the
treatment of chlamydial infection and other sexually transmitted infections.
C-Card Scheme
Complete training provided by the Sunderland Integrated Sexual Health Service
to enable access to and use of the QES system, process for accessing supplies
and relevant considerations for the scheme