{"id":89,"date":"2024-05-16T18:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/nhs-borders\/controlled-drugs\/cd-destruction\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:13:01","slug":"cd-destruction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/pages\/controlled-drugs\/cd-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Controlled Drug Destruction \u2013 Requesting Attendance of Authorised Witness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Community Pharmacists should complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/tQLVSLnifL\">CD Destruction &#8211; Authorised Witness Visit Request Form<\/a> or use the QR code below to request a visit for CD destruction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Controlled Drug Governance Team will be in touch to arrange an appointment for the visit, which should be completed within an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please complete the CD Destruction Form \u2013 see link below, listing all Schedule 2 CDs that require to be destroyed and present this to the Authorised Witness when they attend (you do not need to email this to the CD Governance Team).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In advance of the appointment, Community Pharmacists should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure that all items are recorded in an appropriate CD register<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check that balances are correct<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure there are no unresolved discrepancies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that there are sufficient kits for the volume of CDs requiring destruction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a member of staff available for the duration of the appointment &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note \u2013 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; destruction of these must be recorded and signed for in the back of the private prescription book (agreed by the GPhC Inspector).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact the Controlled Drug Governance Team on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E:&nbsp;ggc.cdgovernance@nhs.scot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T: 0141-201-6032<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/CD-Destruction.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2031\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/CD-Destruction-Form.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CD Destruction Form<\/a> &#8211; Please complete and retain this form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsible Person: Mantej Chahal<br>Last Updated: 27\/08\/25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nhsuk-card__description\">Controlled Drug Destruction \u2013 Requesting Attendance of Authorised Witness Community Pharmacists should complete the CD Destruction &#8211; Authorised Witness Visit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":49,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-89","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2036,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89\/revisions\/2036"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}