Services Database Supervised Administration Programme
Service ID
28168
Description
Aims
It is expected that dispensing and supervised consumption of OST will ensure compliance with the agreed treatment plan by:
· Dispensing prescribed medication in specified instalments.
· Ensuring each supervised dose is correctly administered for the service user for whom it was intended (doses may be dispensed for the service user to take away to cover the days the Contractor is closed) in accordance with the prescription and Royal Pharmaceutical Society/Home Office guidance
· Ensure each supervised dose is correctly consumed by the service user for whom it was intended
· Providing service users with regular access to a healthcare professional (pharmacist)
· Monitoring the service user’s response to prescribed treatment for example if there are signs of overdose, especially at times when doses are changed.
Location of service
Lincolnshire LPC
Commissioner
Not commissioned - Funded by a charity
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Service type
Supervised administration
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Not known.
