Controlled Drugs – Incident Reporting and CD Destruction

Issues with controlled drugs should be reported online at: www.cdreporting.co.uk.

Here you can report incidents, view updates and newsletters from the local intelligence network.

Register for an account and select “East of England” then your ICB for your area.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the East Controlled Drugs Team: england.ea-cdao@nhs.net

CD Destruction – New Temporary Authorised Witness module on the Controlled Drug Reporting website (www.cdreporting.co.uk) has now launched.

The way community pharmacies apply for an appropriately authorised person to attend their premises for the purposes of witnessing the destruction of stock schedule 2 CDs in the East of England has now changed.

In most instances, the Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer will no longer arrange for an ‘Authorised Witness’ to attend your pharmacy for the sole purpose of witnessing the destruction of stock schedule 2 CDs.

Instead, any registered healthcare professional (e.g., a registered pharmacy technician or pharmacist) can apply to witness the destruction of stock schedule 2 CDs for a limited period of time in a pharmacy.

Please go to www.cdreporting.co.uk and complete the form ‘Apply to be a Temporary Authorised Witness’ in order to request authorisation to be a witness.

Please be aware that:

they will not normally authorise superintendents to act as a witness for the destruction of stock schedule 2 CDs at any pharmacy where they are the superintendent.
they will not normally authorise sole traders to act as a witness for the destruction of stock schedule 2 CDs at any pharmacy where they are the owner.
they will not normally authorise individuals to act as witnesses for the destruction of stock schedule 2 CDs at pharmacies that operate as part of a multiple which has 5 or more premises – these multiples will have their own cohort of witnesses.

Please get in touch if you have any queries, particularly if you are a superintendent or sole trader and would like to discuss potential arrangements to ensure destruction of stock schedule 2 CDs at your pharmacy.