Prevention and treatment of substance misuse- Delivering the Right Medicine: A Strategy for Pharmaceutical Care in Scotland

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EXAMPLES OF AGENCIES WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP

Brief Description	Contact
Drug Problem Clinic, Dundee Integrated, primary care based service, involving GPs, key workers from the Drug Problem Clinic ( DPC) and community pharmacists. Pharmacists return forms to the DPC to provide feedback on clients. Information in ring binder for pharmacists involved.	Ms Dina Ajeda Tel. 01382 424 544 Fax. 01382 424 532
The Breathe Project The Breathe Project, launched throughout Greater Glasgow in 2004, is designed to help pregnant women to give up smoking. The project is being led by two specialist midwives and is linked with pharmacies participating in the Starting Fresh stop smoking scheme. The results of the pilot will be evaluated in due course.	Ms Shirley Hamilton Eastbank Health Promotion Centre Tel: 0141 201 9804 Fax: 0141 201 9829
Information for Prisoners The Scottish Prison Service has collaborated with Know The Score to produce information on drugs in the form of magazines and posters for young offenders, women and long-term prisoners. Prisoners have had a direct input into the preparation of the information.	Ms Karen Norrie Scottish Prison Service Tel: 0131 244 8636 Fax: 0131 244 6996
Drugs Awareness Training Package STRADA in conjunction with the Scottish Executive Health Department has prepared a drugs awareness training pack aimed at all new recruits to the SPS.	Mrs Karen Norrie Scottish Prison Service Tel: 0131 244 8636 Fax: 0131 244 6996
NHS Grampian Shared Care Scheme Action plan for GPs and Community Pharmacists when prescribing "substitute" medication for drug misusers.	Professor Christine Bond Tel: 01224 558 411 Fax: 01224 558 609
Shared Care Scheme for Supervised Self-administration of Methadone, Aberdeen Development of a shared care scheme for supervised self-administration of methadone, with regular multi-disciplinary training, capitation fee paid to GPs and community pharmacists, supported by a Specialist Pharmacist.	Gillian McLaughlin Tel: 01224 557 288 Fax: 01224 840 975
Four-Way Agreement (Berkshire) Development of 'four-way agreement' for methadone prescribing between pharmacists, GPs, local drug team and patients.	Ms Marion Walker Tel: 0118 977 4310

Brief Description

Contact

Drug Problem Clinic, Dundee

Integrated, primary care based service, involving GPs, key workers from the Drug Problem Clinic ( DPC) and community pharmacists. Pharmacists return forms to the DPC to provide feedback on clients. Information in ring binder for pharmacists involved.

Ms Dina Ajeda

Tel. 01382 424 544
Fax. 01382 424 532

The Breathe Project

The Breathe Project, launched throughout Greater Glasgow in 2004, is designed to help pregnant women to give up smoking. The project is being led by two specialist midwives and is linked with pharmacies participating in the Starting Fresh stop smoking scheme. The results of the pilot will be evaluated in due course.

Ms Shirley Hamilton
Eastbank Health Promotion Centre

Tel: 0141 201 9804
Fax: 0141 201 9829

Information for Prisoners

The Scottish Prison Service has collaborated with Know The Score to produce information on drugs in the form of magazines and posters for young offenders, women and long-term prisoners. Prisoners have had a direct input into the preparation of the information.

Ms Karen Norrie
Scottish Prison Service

Tel: 0131 244 8636
Fax: 0131 244 6996

Drugs Awareness Training Package

STRADA in conjunction with the Scottish Executive Health Department has prepared a drugs awareness training pack aimed at all new recruits to the SPS.

Mrs Karen Norrie
Scottish Prison Service

Tel: 0131 244 8636
Fax: 0131 244 6996

NHS Grampian Shared Care Scheme

Action plan for GPs and Community Pharmacists when prescribing "substitute" medication for drug misusers.

Professor Christine Bond

Tel: 01224 558 411
Fax: 01224 558 609

Shared Care Scheme for Supervised Self-administration of Methadone, Aberdeen

Development of a shared care scheme for supervised self-administration of methadone, with regular multi-disciplinary training, capitation fee paid to GPs and community pharmacists, supported by a Specialist Pharmacist.

Gillian McLaughlin

Tel: 01224 557 288
Fax: 01224 840 975

Four-Way Agreement (Berkshire)

Development of 'four-way agreement' for methadone prescribing between pharmacists, GPs, local drug team and patients.

Ms Marion Walker

Tel: 0118 977 4310

Page updated: Thursday, August 25, 2005

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