Services Database Take Home Naloxone Service

The service will be offered to suitable community pharmacy providers in Surrey County Council.
Individuals 18 years and older in contact with opioids along with friends, family or appropriate
representatives are to be offered training in recognising the symptoms of opioid overdose, how to
respond appropriately and how to administer naloxone. Once the training is completed, a take-home naloxone kit may be issued to the individual by the provider. Naloxone is not just for individuals who use illicit drugs but can be provided to anyone who may potentially witness an overdose. The Provider will only operate the scheme when supervised by a pharmacist or when the pharmacist is contactable.

There is no legal restriction under the legislation on the supply to children or young people of naloxone by a drug treatment service. However, any decision to supply naloxone to a child would need careful consideration and oversight and would need to be made on a case-by-case basis. Therefore, anyone presenting who is under 16 years and wishing to be provided with Naloxone should be signposted to the Young Persons Treatment Service Catch 22 and the Service Manager informed (Please refer to the Young Persons NSP Safeguarding Policy on PharmOutcomes).

The Provider has a duty to ensure that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service
have completed the locally agreed Overdose Prevention and Naloxone training to ensure competency
in the provision of the service. The e-learning module ‘SMMGP Freelearn: Naloxone Saves Lives”
training can be completed and certificate shared with the commissioner as proof of competence.
https://www.smmgp-elearning.org.uk/
The Lead Pharmacist/ Staff member must also undertake the web-based learning packages for the three
naloxone products available from Orion Medical Supplies Ltd., which can be accessed here:
https://orionmedical.co.uk/product-category/naloxone/