There is a requirement for the Controlled Drug Accountable Officer (CDAO) to be notified of all incidents and concerns involving controlled drugs (CDs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to report an incident, please see the forms below:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n What to report:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.<\/strong> Clinical Governance and Professional Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 All events or near misses involving prescribing, administration, supply or dispensing of CDs<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Any concern(s) about professional practice or behaviour of staff in relation to CDs e.g. unusual prescribing patterns<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Complaints from patients\/carers\/service users relating to CDs<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Record Keeping and Stock Discrepancies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Unexplained losses\/discrepancies of any CD, regardless of schedule<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Any discrepancy in CD stock which, although resolved, raises concerns<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Events or near misses involving CD destruction<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Loss of CD Register\/Order Book or other relevant controlled stationery<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.<\/strong> Fraud and Possible Criminal Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Any suspected illegal activity relating to CDs, e.g. theft, patients attempting to obtain CDs by deception<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Lost or stolen prescription forms<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Attempts to fraudulently produce prescriptions. These examples are not mutually exclusive, for example, record keeping issues may escalate to concerns about clinical practice or suspected theft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n To request a CD Destruction, please complete the CD Destruction Visit Request form – here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In advance of the appointment, Community Pharmacists should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note – There is no legal requirement for patient-returned CDs and pharmacy stock of Schedule 3, 4 and 5 CDs to be destroyed in the presence of an Authorised Witness; the destruction of these must be recorded and signed for in the back of the private prescription book\/ patient returned CD register (agreed by the GPhC Inspector).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any questions then please contact the Governance Team via email fife.cd@nhs.scot or telephone 01383 565351<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Controlled Drug Destruction \u2013 Requesting Attendance of Authorised Witness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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