Services Database Supply of vancomycin and fidaxomicin for the urgent treatment of Clostridioides difficile
Service ID
584641
Description
To reduce the risk of complications from and spread of C.diff, and to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance by providing access to treatment in a timely manner when routine routes of supply will cause clinically unacceptable delay.
Objectives:
- To ensure that people with C.diff and who have been prescribed vancomycin or fidaxomicin are
- Able to access the drugs within primary care, promptly, from a choice of locations within Surrey Heartlands geography (at least one per place will be commissioned)
- Provided with advice on self-care of C.diff infection
Location of service
Surrey LPC
Commissioner
ICB
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Service type
Antibiotic
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
The pharmacy contractor has a duty to ensure that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service have relevant knowledge and are appropriately trained in the operation of the service. The pharmacy contractor has a duty to ensure that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service are aware of and operate within local protocols. This includes all locum pharmacists
